Saturday, July 27, 2013

27 July - Blogs I'm Following II

10:09pm MDST

Something Fishy About Fish Oil? Probably Not

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 minutes ago
I take a lot of supplements. I'm cutting back drastically. But I still take something like 30 a day. In the essential oils category, I've been taking, a the recommendation of my doctor, two different kinds. I take 3 omega fatty acid softgels-- Udo's 3-6-9 Blend-- made from flax, sesame, sunflower, coconut, & evening primrose. And I've been taking two EPA-DHA 720 softgells made by Metagenics and made from sardine, anchovy and mackerel oil. My doctor says it's the best on the market. Then a few days ago, in the *NY Times* I read that this kind of fish oil may cause prostate cancer. ... more »

After Assassinations In Arab Spring Nations, Protesters Express Their Anger At The Muslim Brotherhood

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 9 minutes ago
*Libya* An excerpt from, *"Musmari killing sparks protests against Muslim Brotherhood"* by Maha Ellawati (Libya Herald, July 27): The killing of popular Libyan political activist, Abdulsalam Musmari, in Benghazi has sparked country-wide protests against the Muslim Brotherhood. *Hundreds of men and women in Benghazi took to the streets last night in fury at the assassination of Musmari, one in a string of recent killings. Two military officials were also assassinated last night in Benghazi, one shot in the back while he was praying.* *Convinced that members of the Muslim Brotherhoo... more »

ON THE STREETS OF SYDNEY

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago
Yesterday morning Victoria and I joined a protest by the Australian Anti-Bases Campaign in Sydney. We met at a park where people dressed themselves in white with white masks and carried signs calling themselves the Invisibles since the Australian corporate media refuses to cover their protests against the growing militarization of their country. As we walked in single file through the busy Saturday morning streets leaflets were handed to people, cars honked, a bus driver flashed us the peace sign, and we got a nice reaction from the public. We ended up at city hall and a sound syste... more »

"sharecroppers on wheels": port truckers are organizing, and they are winning

laura k at wmtc - 1 hour ago
When is an employee not an employee? The answer to this riddle is rapidly becoming the true face of employment in the North America today. In her brilliant investigative book *Bait and Switch*, Barbara Ehrenreich writes about "jobs" that require scare quotes. These "jobs" provide no salary, no benefits, and no workplace. In most cases, the "employee" finances the most basic tools of the trade out of their own pockets. Real estate agents, insurance salespeople, and cosmetic salespeople often fall under this category. You might be surprised to learn that many truckers do, too. From Ch... more »

a teenager's courage reveals the brutality of anti-choicers: "please stop calling me a whore"

laura k at wmtc - 1 hour ago
This articulate and courageous 14-year-old girl says she wants to be a science teacher when she grows up. I hope she will also be a writer, because this is one of the best personal essays I have read. I'm a 14-year-old girl who has lived in Austin, Texas, my whole life. I like art, music and talking on the phone with my friends. When I grow up, I'd like to become a science teacher. I also believe in the right to choose and the separation of church and state. Or to put it another way -- to put it the way I wrote it when I was protesting at the Capitol last week: *"Jesus isn't a dic... more »

Population Control 18: Billions of RH Services Even Without an RH law

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 2 hours ago
This poster has been circulating in some friends’ facebook wall, like new but good friend, Butch Cabanban. I made this comment on Butch’s wall, *Ako naman Butch, Ethell, anti-RH but for zero religious reason, pure econ and pol philosophy lang. No one prohibits people from donating their own resources to distribute condoms, pills, etc. for free to the poor. Gawad Kalinga (GK) or Books for the Barrios (BftB) or Rotary Homes, etc. did not say that they needed a GK bill or BftB bill to become a law first before they will build a single house or distribute books to the poor. If people h... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Levee board’s suit could be landmark case ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate*

YouTube Watch: From Paraguay with love -- "Watch the First 54 Seconds. That's All I Ask. You'll Be Hooked" (Adam Albright-Hanna)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*by Ken* This video (which, given its wide-screen format, you might want to watch on YouTube directly) came to me as a pass-along, from an upworthy.com post by Adam Albright-Hanna whose full title is: *"Watch the First 54 Seconds. That's All I Ask. You'll Be Hooked After That, I Swear" (Adam Albright-Hanna)"* It's at about 0:51 that the boy who has just described how his "cello" was constructed -- out of discarded scrap materials, starting with an oil can for the body of the instrument -- begins to play the opening Prelude of the Bach First Cello Suite. And sure enough, I was hoo... more »

Fear for the future . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 3 hours ago
WIRED has a frightening report by John Bohannon, “Why Are Some People So Smart? The Answer Could Spawn a Generation of Superbabies”. Really, just sooner than I was expecting. After sixty years of DNA research and computer development, serious effort is being made by non-dogmatic people taking advantage of today's super-computers to get the crunching done. The article is worth contemplating if

Six Nations of the Grand River

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago
The Grand River 'Champion of Champions' Powwow Committee is a group of highly motivated, community spirited volunteers who have for the past three decades, staged and organized, on behalf of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a Aboriginal Multicultural event, annually the fourth weekend of July; so as to promote our rich arts heritage by showcasing our 'pride' in music, dance, arts and crafts.

1200 prisoners break out of Benghazi prison ? Only 18 captured so far , meaning 1,182 on the run ! Benghazi Congresswoman quits citing deteriorating security across the Libya... Forgotten Libya reveals decline in state of affairs has gotten sharper......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/07/27/massive-jailbreak-near-benghazi-1200-convicts-on-the-run/ Massive jailbreak near Benghazi – 1,182 convicts on the run *By Ahmed Elumami*. Kuayfia prison, the scene of a major jailbreak in the early hours of this morning *Benghazi, 27 July 2013*: More than a thousand prisoners are on the run in the east of Libya, following a major jailbreak during a riot at Kuayfia Prison near Benghazi. A total of 1,200 convicted criminals escaped from the government facility, which is some ten kilometres to the east of Benghazi, at 4.30 this morning. They made the... more »

Spain and humor in the crisis. Artistic but razor-sharp political parodies as social lightning rods.

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 4 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/l3mteHWav1o - click in picture to start this film! *Humour is a gift of the gods*. In particular in times of a crisis. Spain is in a crisis as never before. President Mariano Rajoy and his team of ministers is desperately trying to lift their beautiful country and generally light-hearted, positive people out of a structural mess that hardly took 12 years to grow out of control. Enough is told about that. How do people survive? It's hardly possible! Social structures within Spain weren't prepared to deal with long-lasting high unemployment, too little action was... more »

Gaia Portal: Collapsing Shadow Forms Seek Retrieval of Energies via Reverse Vortex Rotation

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
* * * * *Collapsing Shadow Forms Seek Retrieval of Energies via Reverse Vortex Rotation* by ÉirePort Collapsing shadow forms ("dark" entities) seek retrieval of energies via reverse vortex rotation at local and individual levels. Disruptions in "standard" 3D-4D surface Earth operations and services may result, depending largely upon status of individual and group consciousness levels at those locations. Resistance of such reverse vortexes only strengthens the intensity of such, whereas rising above such disempowers them. Such situations are temporary only and persist only as long... more »

Gaia Portal: Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now moment

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
* * * * *Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now moment* by ÉirePort Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now moment. Inner Enlightened Earth calls for alignment and attunement, in particular, with dissolution of non-Gaia-serving "protocols" and "paradigms", and formation of Higher Gaia protocols and paradigms. Alignment and attunement with Essence is essential. ÉirePort | July 27, 2013 at 17:29 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-ne

Twenty questions the sheeple mainstream media won't touch with the proverbial ten foot pole.......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://intellihub.com/2013/07/25/20-controversial-questions-the-mainstream-media-wont-touch-with-a-ten-foot-pole/ * * * Today, the average American watches 153 hours of television a month. That is a staggering amount of information that is being pumped into our brains, and they don’t call it “programming” for no reason. Unfortunately, even though Americans are so “plugged in”, there are many important things that they never get to hear about. The following are 20 questions that the mainstream media won’t touch with a ten foot pole right now… *#1* Was foul play involved in the he... more »

Considering the imprisonment of Abdulelah Haider Shaye for three years in Yemen for reporting on drone deaths caused by US drones , in light of the strange death of Michael Hastings in his exploding Mercedes that went out of control - and then the hasty and unapproved ( by his family ) cremation , which of course makes investigation in his death extremely difficult , I would be careful if I was Glenn Greenwald ( wisely testifying remotely from Brazil ) as unfortunate things to reporters who aren't following the pre-approved scripts......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Abdulelah Haider Shaye ‘put in prison because he had the audacity to expose’ deadly US drone strike By *Jacob Chamberlain* *Common Dreams* July 26,2013 The White House is “concerned and disappointed” over the news that Yemeni Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye, who was kept in a Yemeni jail for three years per the request of the Obama administration after he exposed a deadly U.S. drone strike, was released Tuesday. Following news of Shaye’s release, journalist Jeremy Scahill, who has written extensively about Shaye’s story, contacted the White House for a comment. The White House’s re... more »

'1984 is now!': Germans Protest Berlin's Role in NSA Spying on Snowden Day, 27 July 2013

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
*Published on Jul 27, 2013* * * Privacy rights activists have demonstrated across Germany against U.S. worldwide surveillance - and Berlin's role in it. The revelations by Edward Snowden, have ignited public anger among Germans who say that their government let them down - as RT's Peter Oliver reports. BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 27: Activists protest against the electronic surveillance tactics of the NSA on July 27, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The NSA scandal has been especially contentious in Germany after media reports claimed the NSA had conducted wide scale gathering of el... more »

Urging the One People to come together

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
[image: Picture] *“A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; -- not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the breath of life itself.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden This is an urgent call to the one people. WE ARE ONE. WE ARE ONE. WE ARE ONE. A PART OF US HAS STOOD UP FOR ALL OF US. SHE IS CURRENTLY B... more »

In high summer

risa bear at A Way to Live - 6 hours ago
We think of late July as high summer. It's a bit more droughty this year than even last year, as we did expect, and we are having to pay a great deal of attention to the mulch and water. The potatoes should be lifted soon, as they have attracted the attention of gophers. Tomatoes and beans have set fruit but are not ready to pick. The corn is tasseling out and the pumpkins are greenly growing on the vines. Risa has been cutting up excess vegetation from around the place and adding it to the compost heaps. She's moving irrigation and deepening mulch. She's also hiding a lot. There h... more »

Summers Love? NC Guv. Pat McCrory - Not As Astute As He Thought - Doesn't Know Or Care What's In Vote-Denying-But-Art-Pope-OK'd Bill and Conscience Laundering (Buffett's Son's Apologia)

Newsflash! Looks Like Larry Summers Will Be Named New FED Chairman by ObamaWhat does this deep Love of Summers tell us about the White House and today’s Democratic Party?Ezra Klein, whose White House sourcing is eminently reliable, has provided the launching pad for most of the Summers trial balloons. Klein and co-writer Evan Soltas stated unequivocally Thursday that “President Obama wants

The poison spreads . . .

Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 6 hours ago
THE TORONTO STAR has a frightening report by Emma Pullman and Martin Lukacs: ‘Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation. There's been a bitumen blow-out — and they don't know how to stop it. This apparently originated from a government scientist. The question is, how long has the Stevie government known about this, and what are they doing about it? 

Trouble Brewing.

Paul Coker at News Spike - 6 hours ago

Obamacare lowering insurance rates

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago
In a mad rush to beat the clock on reality, Republicans are still trying to figure out how to destroy Obummercare. It appears they're going to lose that race, as the good news on Obamacare keeps rolling in. Health premiums in Maryland’s exchanges will be “among the lowest of the 12 states that have available proposed or approved rates for comparison,” the state’s exchange — Maryland Health Connection — announced Friday. The news comes just as New York,Oregon, Montana, California, and Louisiana are also reporting lower than expected premiums. How did this happen, you ask? Well in Ma... more »

Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago
1977 was a great year for many reasons. *Star Wars*. My entering the world. And this:

On Au

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 6 hours ago
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*. The topic is whether you should invest in gold as part of your portfolio. After you read the column, you might find the following problem of interest. It is based on roughly plausible assumptions. Imagine that you start off with a portfolio of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds. The returns on stocks, bonds, and gold are uncorrelated. Stocks earn a higher expected return than bonds. Bonds and gold earn the same lower expected return, but gold returns are three times as volatile as bond returns, as measured by the standar... more »

What Should We Do About Obamacare?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Obamacare was a flawed, compromised "solution" from day one, based on a mediocre conservative set of ideas that were meant to prevent the passage of a single payer system (Medicare for All) by progressives. At best, people see the benefits, overlook the flaws and are coming to accept it, despite partisan GOP hysteria. I hope you read Norm Ornstein's report for *The Atlantic* about the unprecedented, contemptible GOP quest to sabotage Obamacare. "What the Republicans are doing now," he assets-- and proves-- "goes beyond mere hardball politics-- and could hurt millions of Americans ... more »

Lambeth

Paul Coker at News Spike - 7 hours ago
BANNED BOOK JAN 2013!!! - UK GOVT - WHISTLEBLOWER - BOOK BANNED!!! from Spike1138 on Vimeo. http://lambethchildabuseandcoverup.com/ Due to two Court Orders made by Mr Justice Tugendhat at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 1 February 2013 (at which the Publisher nor either author was present), this website has been suspended until further notice. Please note that the book FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO LAMBETH is also the subject of the Court Orders and therefore is not presently for sale or distribution. The Court Orders are to be the subject of an Appeal. Any comments can be sent ... more »

This Doesn't Look Quite Right

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 7 hours ago
A knife-wielding man on a TTC streetcar last night wound up on the receiving end of a barrage of police gunfire. A horde of cops had the streetcar surrounded when one officer opened fire. First three shots. Then another four shots and then another and finally one last shot. Nine shots? The cop firing was obviously a good distance from the suspect. Plenty of other officers were just casually milling around, apparently not in any fear for their safety. We can't see what the suspect was doing before the officer opened fire or to the point where the firing finally stopped. Pe... more »

INTERNET FILTER

Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
*The Chinese firm Huawei controls the internet filter praised by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron* * **Anonymous comments:* The artificial debates between Capitalism and Communism, "*nationalised*" central banks and *private* ownership, *democracy* and dictatorships are * deceptions*. Obviously it does not matter who owns a corporation: Who *secret*ly *control*s it rules. "Huawei strongly denies having close ties with the Chinese government, pointing out it is 98.6% owned by its employees - with the remaining amount held by Mr Ren" "Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei, a former o... more »

“FEMA Mobilizing For Collapse – 2nd American Revolution?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“FEMA Mobilizing For Collapse – 2nd American Revolution?”* By Live Free or Die According to financial experts in this excellent video, a compilation of MSM news reports just released today by Jason A, there is nothing that can stop the forthcoming collapse in America. To quote Jeff Berwick in this report, founder and chief editor of The Dollar Vigilante, “…there is no chance of recovery, we are in the last days of this financial system in the US, this is Zimbabwe. When it starts to collapse, it’s going to happen very fast. If people don’t wake up to what is going on, they’re going... more »

Sleepy weekend

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 hours ago

Jon Leyne 1958-2013

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
A familiar face (and voice) to those of us who blog about the BBC and are interested in matters Middle Eastern, Jon Leyne, one of the corporation's most experienced reporter, has died of a brain tumour. He was taken ill whilst reporting from Cairo, some time ago. You may remember that he also used to report from Tehran - until the regime there threw him out. Fran Unsworth, acting BBC Director of News, has said: "Jon was a brave and courageous journalist in the best traditions of the BBC. He had an insatiable curiosity and told complex stories in an engaging and accessible way."

Robin Roberts and ABC News!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013* *Incompetent, morally feckless:* ABC News must be the purest distillation of overpaid moral fecklessness. Also of incompetence! Consider the high-profile segment it broadcast on Thursday evening’s Nightline. The segment featured excerpts of Robin Roberts’ interview with Juror B29, one of the jurors in the George Zimmerman trial. Because various jurors have gone into hiding, this juror only revealed her first name: Maddy. How incompetent is ABC News? The Nightline segment ran just 1700 words. Midway through, this exchange occurred: ROBERTS (7/25/13): What ... more »

What’s Going On In My Garden

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 9 hours ago
July 27, 2013 What’s going on in my garden, so far this year, seems to echo what’s going on in the wider world. Everything that survived the ravenous rabbits seems to be just sort of hanging in there. The trash can potato garden produced a couple of pounds of potatoes of decent eating size and […]

Dee Dee Na Na Na / Saturday night / I feel the air is getting hot / Like you baby

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
Time to predict what's coming up on Radio 4's *Sunday *tomorrow, guided by the programme's biases...as is now customary at *Is the BBC biased?* Well, Archbishop Justin's declaration of intent regarding pay day loan companies (Wonga, et al) is bound to feature, as that sort of thing ['bad capitalism'] is right up *Sunday*'s street. If this subject doesn't feature, I'll eat my hat. (It's a fine baseball cap, should you be wondering). If the issue does feature, will the programme balance a defender of pay day loan companies with a critic from the Church? Or, more likely (if my exper... more »

8/3 Organizers Retreat and 8/4 Pipeline Tour

Alex Lotorto at Stop The Tennessee Pipeline! - 9 hours ago
*On Saturday 8/3, all concerned community members are invited to our permitted campsite in the Delaware State Forest in Milford PA for an afternoon and evening of training, presentations on pipeline progress, and how we are fighting back. *The retreat agenda will begin at 1PM, refreshments and dinner will be provided. There are spots for 10 individuals to camp at the site overnight. Additional camping can be found anywhere in the Delaware State Forest by following the PA DCNR rules for small group, primitive campsites. Housing in and around Milford PA is available for those who wis... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
I'll go with what looks to be the beginning of an open fight within the GOP about foreign policy and civil liberties -- we had the House vote on the NSA, and then Christie's smackdown of Rand Paul. There's disagreement among Democrats, too, but I don't think it's reached "open fight" stage yet. Didn't matter this week? Maybe Obama's economic speech, but even more so the reaction to Obama's economic speech.

Fun with Abortion Polls

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 9 hours ago
Two recent polls on abortion provide yet another demonstration of lack of adequate care in designing and reporting on polling results. Conservatives are furious about a Washington Post poll for its wording of questions concerning recent efforts to restrict abortions. The objection? That the question on abortion clinics biases the poll outcome. Obviously, the Post didn’t have the Continue reading

Judge Alters Charge Sheet Against Bradley Manning, as Gov't Closing Argument Says He's a Traitor and Anarchist

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] image source *Activist Post* Nathan Fuller at Bradleymanning.org has given us gracious permission to reprint his daily firsthand reports, which you can find below highlighted by date. Summaries, commentary, and videos provide a comprehensive chronicle of events from start to finish. *Summary* After some bizarre testimony on Day 20 from Manning's former supervisor, Jihrleah Showman, as well another witness claiming memory loss, Judge Denise Lind has formally changed the charge sheet in another bizarre move. Day 21 saw the w... more »

Open Letter to Jonah Pantsload Goldberg

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 10 hours ago
Dear Jonah: I just caught sight of your inexplicably syndicated and amplified one man Horah on Helen Thomas' freshly dug grave, "Tributes to Helen Thomas Misguided" (retitled "The real Helen Thomas" in its reprinting in that right wing septic tank known as the American Enterprise Institute's website). And I think a response is in order. First off, your screed gives the appearance of an ant shaking its fist at the gigantic boot heel that had just crushed its hill. Thomas' many accomplishments will stand head and shoulders above that of most journalists, not the least of wh... more »

Maybe We Shouldn't Put All our Eggs in One Aerial Basket

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Britain did something profoundly stupid in the early 30s. It invested a huge amount of its air force budget in twin-engine, light bombers. These designs were easily capable of out-running fighter aircraft of the day like the Hawker Fury and the Gloster Gladiator. That meant bombers could range independently, in daylight, with very little defensive armament or armour plate protection and simply outrun enemy fighters if they showed up. Or so the thinking went. A decade later the air combat world had been stood on its head. Fast, agile and heavily-armed fighters like the Hurric... more »

Looking To Climb The Ladder? Which Ambitious Politicians Voted For And Against The Bill To Curb Domestic Spying?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Wednesday night we looked at some of the amendments to the Pentagon spending bill. Today, let's just single out the one that most people are talking about, Justin Amash's and John Conyer's amendment that attempted to protect the 4th Amendment by limiting the ability of the government and its agents to spy on Americans without warrants and without probable cause. The amendment failed-- though narrowly-- 205-217. The leadership of both parties whipped frantically-- even desperately-- to defeat the amendment. Boehner, who, like most Speakers, almost never votes, voted against it Wed... more »

allegro non troppo

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 11 hours ago

From Paradise to Paradise Lost

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
If you've never experienced the magic of California's Pacific Coast Highway, you might want to add that to your list of things to see before they're gone forever. To a motorcyclist, Hwy 1, the "PCH", is paradise. The two-lane blacktop undulates along the rugged California coast, dipping from cliff tops to sea-level ravine crossings, it offers almost non-stop corner carving. Unfortunately the PCH may soon become Paradise Lost. Last month's issue of *Vanity Fair* had an article on how the richest of the rich in Nantucket and in Malibu are watching helplessly as sea level rise be... more »

NOAA Releases New Warming Data - Deniers Flummoxed, Again

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
Here's the skinny from the *National Climate Data Center* of the U.S. *National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration*. It's just boring data but it goes to refute the claim that global warming has magically stopped. - *The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfacesfor June 2013 tied with 2006 as thefifth highest on record, at 0.64°C (1.15°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F). * - *The global land surface temperature was 1.05°C (1.89°F) above the 20thcentury average of 13.3°C (55.9°F), marking the third warmest June on record. For the ... more »

Hypocrisy In the Age of Obama

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 11 hours ago
You know that letter Eric Holder wrote to Uncle Vlad promising that he will neither kill nor torture Edward Snowden if Russia sends him back? I suspect it was nothing more than a cute public relations ploy meant for the consumption of mere citizens. It's the Obama Administration's way of telling us that we're a bunch of paranoid sillies for thinking that America is anything but a big old cuddly teddy bear. And to prove its point, the White House immediately and magnanimously released *two whole* Guantanamo prisoners on the very same day! Scratch that -- it *cleared them* for transfe... more »

Huge Victory: Non-GMO Label for Meat, Eggs Approved for U.S. Use by Elizabeth Renter

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 11 hours ago
Source: http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/decoding-meat-dairy-product-labels/ Huge Victory: Non-GMO Label for Meat, Eggs Approved for U.S. Use by Elizabeth Renter Natural Society, 27 July 2013 The American people want to know whether or not their food has genetically modified components inside. But for the most part, the FDA has resisted any efforts to label foods as GMO-free or containing GMOs. Now, however, advocates for Non-GMO foods have done their work with a different regulatory agency, the USDA, *in order to get labeling approved for meats and eggs that also indicate... more »

Free Virtual Conference Interviews With 30 Worldwide Experts - Hosted by Marc David on August 5 - 9 , 2013

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 11 hours ago
*August 5- 9, 2013* Join Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating as he interviews over 30 cutting edge experts in eating psychology, embodiment, weight, health, and nutrition. They’ll share key insights into our relationship with food and present new ideas to advance our understanding of eating in this one-of-a-kind virtual conference! *Marc David* ** Marc David is the Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, a leading visionary, teacher and consultant in Nutritional Psychology, and the author of the classic and best-selling works *Nourishi... more »

Climate Change and the Attack of the Cannibal Lobster

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
It's kind of funny but it's really not, anything but.

Do not expect the truth on Greece's next bailout from Germany until after the elections in September ..... Meanwhile nothing changes for the haves and have not classes in Greece !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
*Schaeuble rules out second Greek debt restructuring in interview with Bild* Germany's finance minister has categorically rejected a second writedown of Greek debt. Wolfgang Schaeuble told weekly Bild am Sonntag in an interview that Greece would continue to receive support beyond 2014 if needed and provided the country meets the demands of international creditors. Schaeuble was quoted as saying «it's certain, however, that there will be no second debt writedown for Athens." Extracts of the interview, to be published Sunday, were released by the paper Saturday and confirmed by the Fina... more »

Yeah, that'll work....

Paul Coker at News Spike - 12 hours ago

When Obama Courted Ho Chi Minh

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
It's creepy how America's radical right *New Think* breezes straight past history to mislead the public. Case in point. The man who struggled against the Japanese, the French and ultimately the Americans to unify Viet Nam was inspired by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Ho Chi Minh thought a liberated, post WWII Vietnam should emulate America and its democracy. I don't know why that should surprise anybody. It's been an historical fact for more than 60-years. Even I knew it. So, here's the deal. Obama is visiting Vietnam. Emerging... more »

Pentagon preparing for first strike nuclear war with China ? And who authorized these war preparations , asks the Yale Journal ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparations-for-war-with-china/ *Abstract—*The Pentagon has concluded that the time has come to prepare for war with China, and in a manner well beyond crafting the sort of contingency plans that are expected for wide a range of possible confrontations. It is a momentous conclusion that will shape the United States’ defense systems, force posture, and overall strategy for dealing with the economically and militarily resurgent China. Thus far, however, the military’s assessment of and preparations for the threat posed by China have n... more »

FUBARshima watch - July 27 , 2013..... 2.35 Billion Bq/L of cesium in water in trench emitting from Reactor 2Turbine Building - TEPCO does not now what it's doing , yet they remain in charge ...... just pray for Japan......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2013/07/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-groundwater_26.html FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 #Fukushima I Nuke Plant Groundwater Contamination: 2.35 Billion Bq/L of Cesium in Water in Trench That Comes from Reactor 2 Turbine Building 5,000 cubic meters, or 5,000 tonnes of this water is in the trench. It's one thing or another at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, and now it's back to contaminated groundwater along the seawall. After sheepishly admitting the groundwater that got somehow contaminated along the way to the seawall may have been seeping into the sea after all (but ... more »

Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report - July 27 , 2013.... News , Data and Views on the precious metals...

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/ted-butler-market-dominance Ted Butler: Market Dominance Jul *27* - Yesterday in Gold and Silver - Critical Reads - The Funnies - The Wrap RetweetShare "It was another day where the high-frequency traders showed up during the Comex trading session" ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER There was a tiny rally in gold during morning trading in the Far East on their Friday, but starting around 2:00 p.m. in Hong Kong, the gold price began to develop its usual negative bias. That ended at the beginning of Comex trading...and the subsequent r... more »

It Got Them Killed: Barnaby Jack

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago
*For once, I'm going to let you find your own way home on this one...*

Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz Day 12

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
By Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz Day 12: We have made it to Ruffs Dale and will be in Washington tomorrow and Wheeling on Sunday night. It has been difficult due to the ongoing problem of getting the truck fixed, which is more a question of time to get into a shop. Some supporters in Wheeling are currently helping us with this and we anticipate it to be fixed this weekend. In the

The True Situation in Climate Science

Harry Dale Huffman at The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage - 14 hours ago
I have submitted the following comment at Steven Goddard's Real Sciencesite, where another commenter noted that he had only just noticed a change in the "Earth Energy Budget" diagram put out by NASA et al., no longer showing "back radiation": *They changed the diagram because it was so obviously ridiculous, as only I, so far as I am aware, first strongly pointed out in 2010, here. But they never changed their theory -- not just the "greenhouse effect", but the underlying, radiation transfer theory (which is basically just a simple-minded "light extinction" model, of light extinction ... more »

UK Regulators tell Co Op Bank investors they come second to " stability " ....... Spain levies consumption tax on sunlight - everyone act surprised that Spain is an Idiotcracy......DSK faces trial ( again ) for pimping - when do the banksters who have "pimped " taxpayers and investors go on trial for same ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10205973/Regulators-tell-Co-op-savers-that-they-come-second-to-stability.html By Szu Ping Chan 11:54PM BST 26 Jul 2013 [image: Comments]44 Comments In a letter to Mark Taber, who represents small bondholders, Andrew Bailey, head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), said that while he sympathised with investors, a “successful economy” was the PRA’s priority. "Tthe PRA has a general statutory objective to promote the safety and soundness of the firms we supervise, focusing on the adverse effects that they can have ... more »

The Medinah Charter

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago
THE MEDINA CHARTER 622 C.E. * * *In the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful.* (1) This is a document from Muhammad the prophet (governing the relations) between the believers and Muslims of Quraysh and Yathrib, and those who followed them and joined them and labored with them. (2) They are one community (umma) to the exclusion of all men. (3) The Quraysh emigrants according to their present custom shall pay the bloodwit within their number and shall redeem their prisoners with the kindness and justice common among believers. (4-8) The B. ‘Auf according to their present cu... more »

Huh. Catholic News Agency More Responsible than G&M & BBC

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 14 hours ago
Who woulda thunk? From Catholic News Agency. Headline: Abortion rights activists vandalize cathedral in Chile Santiago, Chile, Jul 26, 2013 / 04:31 pm (CNA).- Abortion activists interrupted Mass at the Cathedral of the Chilean capital Santiago the evening of July 25, destroying confessionals and defaming several side altars with blasphemous graffiti. From the Globe and Mail. Headline: Pro-abortion demonstrators vandalize Chile cathedral From BBC. Headline: Santiago cathedral closed after Chile abortion protest The Catholic cathedral in the Chilean capital Santiago is to remain c... more »

Who are the Al Qaeda affiliates the US are at war with , asked Congressman Carl Levin ? The response by the Pentagon was " It's classified " Defense Industry handsomely rewards its loyal political stooges with campaign donations......Barnaby Jack ( hacker supreme ) mysteriously and suddenly dies at 35 - just before he was to reveal how one could remotely kill pacemaker patients at the Black Hat Conference ? Nothing to see here folks , move along........Docile sheeple Americans to dumb to stand up for their constitutional rights ....US basically admits law is irrelevant and will be ignored when deemed inconvenient to the perceived national agenda ....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
Who Are We at War With? Sorry, That’s “Classified”July 26, 2013 Print Version *Source:* Michael Krieger, Liberty Blitzkreig You’d think that a nation that has allowed the shredding of the civil liberties enshrined in its founding document might deserve to know who the dastardly enemy is to justify such a dramatic transgression, right? Wrong. Amazingly, Carl Levin (D-Michigan) asked the Pentagon to define who exactly the “Al-Qaeda affiliates” we are at war with are. While Mr. Levin received and answer, guess what he told the public? Yep, you guessed it. It’s classified. From ProPub... more »

Barnaby Jack, World’s Most Elite Computer Hacker, Dead At 35

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Chris Carrington Barnaby Jack, reputed to be one of the best computer hackers on the planet and head of embedded devices at security firm IOActive, is dead. The 35 year old was highly respected in computer security circles, often finding ‘back doors’ into systems that left them open to cyber attacks. He found fame when he publicly hacked an ATM machine making it give out random amounts of money in a technique that became known as ‘jackpotting.’ His death, which is being described as ‘unexpected’ by friends, occurred on Thurs... more »

Is GMO Really Necessary to ‘Feed the World’?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *We are continuously inundated with the message that our world is overpopulated because humanity is reproducing at a rate much faster than the Earth’s resources can possibly accommodate us.* Melissa Melton This propaganda is pushed on us as an excuse for all manner of messing with mother nature: from risky geoengineering projects — to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations set to cost the economy billions in revenue and millions of jobs — to ethanol production which was supposed to be “greener” but which studies h... more »

18 Similarities Between The Last Financial Crisis And Today

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Michael Snyder If our leaders could have recognized the signs ahead of time, do you think that they could have prevented the financial crisis of 2008? That is a very timely question, because so many of the warning signs that we saw just before and during the last financial crisis are popping up again. Many of the things that are happening right now in the stock market, the bond market, the real estate market and in the overall economic data are eerily similar to what we witnessed back in 2008 and 2009. It is almost as if we ... more »

The Wisdom Of Direct Investment

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
One of the Right's favourite shibboleths is that, when government invests directly in people, it encourages sloth. Far better to offer citizens tax credits. Government shouldn't invest, they say. It should cut taxes. But Carol Goar writes in *The Toronto Star*: The C.D. Howe Institute, financed primarily by business, has concludedafter a thorough analysis of the tax system that Ottawa should switch back to investing in social programs. Economists Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann found that the more a working family earned, the more it lost in clawed back benefits and higher ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Professional thief, 14, is shot after threatening man's pregnant wife and newborn daughter* *Neighbors react to Marigny homeowner protecting to his family * *Meet with us about oil, gas, pipeline lawsuit on Aug. 15, East Bank levee authority leader tells state ~Mark Schleifstein * *Sheriff Br'er Rabbit expects higher legal settlements; city would like better budget details ~Sarah Rahman, The Lens* *2 would-be WTC redevelopers discussing joint plan ~Jaquetta White, New Orleans Advocate* *Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana dies at 97* *Pie-Deprived New Orleans Roots For Bakery, A... more »

Strangling the City: How ‘Sustainable’ is Boxing in Freedom

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Is the city building up or closing in?* Aaron Dykes At least in Austin, it is thus: The city is moving in all around us; but look carefully, those amenities are boxing us in, not setting us free. We made some comments about the Texas capital’s heavy dose of Agenda 21 in this mostly informal video that shows some of the city’s recent development: So goes the nation, or is this just our local issue? By the appearances of America2050.org (driven by the Regional Plan Association and funded by both the Rockefeller Foundation a... more »

Stones and eggs hurled at Hasidic Jewish boys in sickening attack in Sheerness

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
'Stones have been thrown at a coach carrying Jewish boys before they were egged in a sickening attack in Sheerness. Witnesses saw around seven teenage boys and girls hurling missiles at the vehicle and shouting "go back to where you came from". Moments later, the group of 10 to 14-year-olds were set upon again with eggs.' If this had been an attack on Muslim schoolchildren then I am sure the BBC news would be reporting this with all due seriousness. However as it's religious Jewish children, I doubt the story will make it onto the BBC. More here http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tim... more »

Who Does Satan's Work In Washington?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Neo-fascist extremist and deranged "pastor," Bryan Fischer wasn't trying his hand at stand-up comedy this week with his demon hunter routine (above). Fischer is an annoying crackpot but Satan has higher-placed surrogates to do his work Inside the Beltway. In his brilliant book, The Machine, investigative journalist Lee Fang introduces us to the Koch Empire's chief political operative, Tim Phillips, one of the sleaziest and most destructive lobbyists in the history of K Street. If you don't believe in Satan, how do you explain Phillips? As one of the most prolific creators of fro... more »

Fired For Standing for Freedom: “I Got Into Law Enforcement to Serve and Protect, Not Be a Bully.”

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Mac Slavo How do you know you’re living in a Police State? When whistleblowers, truth advocates and government officials are vilified, criminalized and terminated for doing the right thing, that’s how. Auburn, Alabama is home to sprawling plains, Auburn University, and a troubling police force. After the arrival of a new police chief in 2010, the department entered an era of ticket quotas and worse. “When I first heard about the quotas I was appalled,” says former Auburn police officer Justin Hanners, who claims he and ... more »

War Watch - July 27 , 2013 - Syria Rebels summarily execute more than 50 captured Syria Government troops ( if this is correct , that is a violation of the Geneva Conventions - FYI UN and the West ) ...... Unnamed US Officials offer criticism of Pakistan Drone report reflecting civilian deaths caused by drones - if the criticism was valid , the officials would come public and they would put their names and reputations on the line.... Tunisia sees fresh turmoil after a leading Opposion leader murdered ...

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Syria....... Rebels Execute Over 50 Syrian Troops, 150 Killed OverallRebel Fighters Retake Key Aleppo Town by Jason Ditz, July 26, 2013 Print This | Share This Syrian rebels have retaken the strategically important town of Khan al-Assal in Aleppo Province, killing at least 150 Syrian troops in the process, according to internal reports from within the group. A large number of the troops slain, more than 50 by rebel accounts, were actually captured and summarily executed, and rebels issued video footage of the rows of bodies of slain soldiers. Exactly which rebel faction is responsib... more »

A Nation of Psychopaths

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
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Shock: Father of SEAL Team Member Claims His Son Was Set Up

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Editor's Note:* *In no way do we endorse Michael Savage. He is a neocon Islamophobe and a gatekeeper of the left-right paradigm. However, this story is too important to go unpublished.* Paul Lawrance Charles Strange, the father of one the 22 SEALs killed when their helicopter was shot down by Afghan insurgents in August, told Michael Savage on his radio broadcast that he undoubtedly believes that his son and the rest of the SEALs were set up. Charles Strange told Savage that on multiple occasions he and family were appr... more »

Despite Declining Deficit, Foreigners Aren’t Bailing Us Out, So the Fed Will Keep QE Going

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Bud Conrad,* Chief Economist* *Casey Research* The basic imbalance driving our economy is the government deficit, which spun out of control as a result of the Credit Crisis of 2008/9. But the sequester, improving tax base, lower interest rate, and elimination of stimulus spending have caused the big government deficit, while still extreme, to drop to half its previously nosebleed levels. Even so, the deficits remain well out of proportion for a sustainable future. Projections for future government expenditures, including tho... more »

Egypt protests commencing Friday leave many dozens dead as Military harshly escalates its response to the Pro - Morsi protesters ( perhaps 92 -120 killed , accounts vary )

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/egypt-dead-clashes-brotherhood-664/ Clashes have left at least 92 people dead and hundreds injured in Cairo after security forces attacked supporters of ousted President Morsi, Egypt's Health Ministry told RT Arabic. However, the Muslim Brotherhood puts the death toll at over 200. The casualties were taking part in a pro-Morsi rally when they were attacked by members of the security forces, the Brotherhood alleges. They used tear gas to disperse the activists, the Egyptian Interior Ministry has confirmed. * "They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kil... more »

Arctic methane bubbles will destroy 1/2 of your wealth

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
Tons of journalists have promoted a "Stern review on steroids", namely a commentary about the Arctic methane that Gail Whiteman, Chris Hope & Peter Wadhams have published in Nature: Climate science: Vast costs of Arctic change. For the sake of brevity and accuracy, I will refer to the authors as the three imbeciles. We're told that some frozen permafrost in the Arctic will melt within a decade and via the methane-induced global warming and sea level rise and other things, this will destroy $60 trillion of wealth in the next decade. The figure is approximately equal to the global ... more »

How to Buy Weed Online in 3 Easy Steps

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Eric Blair The risk of being thrown in a cage for possessing a relatively benign plant forces responsible pot smokers to rely on shady drug dealers to get weed. Not anymore. With two states, Colorado and Washington, legalizing cannabis for recreational use, more civilized ways to get weed are finally emerging. However, the federal government proved this week that they will continue to fight a war against weed by raiding legal marijuana dispensaries in Washington. The government is good at fighting wars, but they've proven... more »

Antiwar website sues FBI for spying on them

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
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Is Technopessimism Bunk?

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 15 hours ago
Yes, says Joel Mokyr.

The Young Turks Fail : Climate Science

Paul Coker at News Spike - 15 hours ago
*Too much Sorros money sloshing around in their brains...* Well, that's actually *exactly* what it may mean - given that the study gives a confidence / error margin of 0.2 - 0.56 *C, it's completely within normal standard deviation, and 60 years is a facile and farcical period of time across which to measure fluctuations in global climate anyway. This chart is complete nonsense. This is tobacco science. It's junk. Global temperature averages were meant to have increased by 4*C from 2000 to 2012 and that just hasn't happened. *At all.* Soros plots his next move. Again, ... more »

Mind-Control Scientists Successfully Implant False Memories

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 15 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] image source Nicholas West The race to decode the brain continues. A wild array of new possibilities are opening in the field of mind control. The mind control of the future forgoes all pretense at indirectly altering perception through media and politics, or even mind-altering drugs and environmental toxins. The mind control of the future goes straight into direct programming. This direct programming could take place in a number of ways, from gadgets that create a brain-computer interface, to magnetic manipulation via "neur... more »

Dance of Death

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Nothing stops the BBC's *Dateline* from sending out invitations to controversial "Palestinian writer" Abdel Bari Atwan, the programme's most regular guest. None of his earlier notorious statements - whether it be saying that he would dance in Trafalgar Square if Iranian nuclear missiles were to strike Tel Aviv or describing the Mercaz HaRav massacre (an attack on young students) as "justified" - has acted as a bar to those invitations from * Dateline,* or dinted the friendly respect shown to him by the programme's presenter, Gavin Esler (who even helps him launch his books), whene... more »

By-Election Results July 2013

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 16 hours ago
Party No. of Candidates Total Vote % Average/ Seat +/- 2nd Quarter Holds/ Wins Lost Seats Conservative 17 4,428 19.9% 260 -240 5 (+2) 3 Labour 16 8,676 38.9% 542 -12 7 (+1) 0 LibDem 10 3,207 14.4% 320 +17 2 (+2) 1 UKIP 11 1,953 8.8% 177 -289 0 0 SNP* 0 Plaid Cymru** 1 162 0.7% 162 +86 0 0 Green 4 1,809 8.1% 452 +264 0 1 BNP 0 TUSC 3 262 1.2% 87 +22 0 0 Independent*** 8 1,657 7.4% 207 -90 3 (+2) 1 Other**** 2 119 0.5% 59 -70 0 0 * There were no by-elections in Scotland ** There were three by-elections in Wales, o... more »

Woman died after Muslim nurse refused to help as he was praying from the Telegraph

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
'An elderly woman was left on the floor at a care home for up to ten minutes because a nurse was praying, an inquest heard. Alzheimer's sufferer Dorothy Griffiths, 87, was found sitting down after staff heard a bang and a carer went to the office for help to lift her. But agency nurse Abdul Bhutto, who was in charge, said they would have to wait. Carer Zoe Shaw told the Sheffield hearing: "It took between five and ten minutes because he was praying upstairs in the office on his prayer mat. A staff member told me we had to wait for him to finish."' More here http://www.telegra... more »

Pigs and Placards

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Take a look at these idiotic “No to Israeli Water Meters” clowns, then read this wonderful article by Qanta Ahmed that puts them and their ilk to shame. “Boycotting Israel, whether academic or cultural is not an act of moral indignation, but* an act of moral turpitude.”* ** *“*The shockingly ignorant acquiescence to the widespread braying for boycott, now a socially acceptable sport eclipsing the spirit of academe, whether led by Stephen Hawking or others, reveals the depth to which anti-Israel bias is now entrenched in our ivory towers.The reality is simple: Calling for an Israe... more »

'...forgotten pop classics' FORGOTTEN!

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
I have long detested The Independent newspaper for it's 'right-on' stance, it's anti-Israel outlook and its supposed championing of individuality when it's so often read by identikit left-wing faux intellectuals of the worst and sheepiest kind. However today they have gone too far. This article about Alan Partridge's new film 'Alpha Papa' is headlined 'A-ha! Alan Partridge movie Alpha Papa gives airtime to forgotten pop classics'. 'The soundtrack to* Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa*, which receives its world premiere in Norwich on Wednesday, will deliver an unexpected sales boost to a c... more »

JP Morgan and where's the gold?

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 17 hours ago
It's not just HSBC that is corrupt beyond any reasonable level, it's all the major banks. JP Morgan Chase is a leader of the pack when it comes to dancing the dance of lies and deceit, covered over with some tawdry slight of hand tricks. The thing is, more and more info is coming out in the main stream media- you just have to gather up the pieces and put them together to see the picture.... I'm still working on the article about the "New" financial system and the RV, but here is a bit of reading for you to pass the time with. Further research homework is optional. As usual, my pe... more »

Chris Hedges, socialism, and the NDP

Alison at Creekside - 18 hours ago
Part 6 of a 7-part interview from the Real News Network with Chris Hedges, author and activist following 15 years as a foreign correspondent with The New York Times. "To even call yourself a socialist in this country is to essentially remove yourself from the acceptable parameters of public discourse." Certainly the NDP agrees with that statement - its delegates having voted 960 to 188 three months ago to expunge the word "socialism" from their constitution, presumably in the vain hope of dampening Steve's enthusiasm for flinging it about come 2015. Well, it's only a word, right?... more »

Russian phone thief messes with the wrong woman

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 19 hours ago
This Russian thief picked on the wrong woman when he tried to steal her mobile phone...

Be Like Water

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
Thanks to Lisa for pointing out this amazing video of Bruce Lee... Wait till you see how he plays ping pong!

MYSTERIOUS SARA - DAUGHTER OF BIN LADEN?

Anon at aangirfan - 19 hours ago
*Sara Al Amoudi* *Sara Al Amoudi may be:* *1.* A daughter of Osama bin Laden. *2.* An estranged wife of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. *3.* A prostitute. *Sara Al Amoudi may have dated:* *1.* Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix. *2.* Hollywood star Colin Farrell. *3.* Former Arsenal footballer Freddie Ljunberg. *Elliot Nichol* Sara Al Amoudi has been linked to the occult. Elliot Nichol, a former associate and alleged ex-lover of Sara Al Amoudi, "is accused of dabbling in the occult with her at the Cliveden estate in Berkshire, scene of the Profumo scandal." aangirfan: KENNEDY B... more »

Sourcebook: Dodgy Plane Crashes

Paul Coker at News Spike - 19 hours ago

Charles Olson - In Cold Hell, In Thicket

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
Related: *Charles Olson reads 'Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27 [withheld]' (Mar 1966)*. *Wikipedia:* Charles Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970) was a second generation American modernist poet who was a link between earlier figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and the New American poets, which includes the New York School, the Black Mountain School, the Beat poets, and the San Francisco Renaissance. Consequently, many postmodern groups, such as the poets of the language school, include Olson as a primary and precedent figure. . . Olson's first book, C... more »

Sacred Silence in Sufism and the Vedanta

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
*Video Title: Sacred Silence in Sufism and the Vedanta. Source: Festival of Faiths. Date Published: May 27, 2013. Description:* Seyyed Hossein Nasr, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic science and spirituality, and Swami Atmarupananda, renowned teacher of Hinduism, will talk about Compassion as being intrinsic to who we really are -- the true Self, the "image of God" which is free of all alienation. And that is wisdom itself, love itself, discovered in inner silence -- the still point that unites us to both God and the universe. "There's several ways that we can overcom... more »

John Dalton: an anniversary

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*...and also Baron Loránd Eötvös...* This CV looks ordinary but it is an experiment. ;-) John Dalton was born to a family of a weaver (and Quakers, independent Christians dissatisfied with the existing denominations) in Northwest England on September 6th, 1766. He died on July 27th, 1844 i.e. 169 years ago. He is known for insights on color blindness (Daltonism), atomic theory (that we will discuss in detail), chemistry, and meteorology (the Dalton minimum of solar activity is named after him, too). He also wrote a book on English grammar in 1801. ;-) He died in 1844 after his ... more »

Friday Baseball Post

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 22 hours ago
Here's the thing: as Bill James said long ago, and as I've often repeated, the worst thing you can do after a championship season is to try to keep the exact same team together. For one thing, it means you're pretending that there are no weaknesses on the team, which is never true. For another, almost all champions get there in part because they have guys who were at least a bit over their heads, and they're going to come down to earth. It's just a terrible idea. And lo and behold, there you are: twice Sabean tried to keep the exact same team, and twice it ended with a terrible year... more »

Sunday Classics preview: A Leon Fleisher postscript

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Leon Fleisher plays a piece we've heard a lot (most recently endorsed by mezzo Susan Graham!),"*Clair de lune*" ("Moonlight") from Debussy's Suite bergamasque, from this July 1956 Epic Debussy-Ravel LP.* *by Ken* No, no, Fleisher hasn't died -- at least not that I know. What I mean in the post title is a "postscript" to last week's post, in which we did a sort of hare-and-tortoise journey, "Adding Schubert's mighty *Wanderer* to our roster of musical fantasies," with the then-35-year-old Leon Fleisher as our "hare" and the ripely matured 78-year-old Arthur Rubinstein as our "tor... more »

Gander: The Other Lockerbie

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
Misc Archives #48 - The Gander, Newfoundland Crash of 1985: Are U.S. Officials Covering Up a Terrorist Bombing?(1990) *M-48 (ONE STEP BEYOND 12/16/90)* Explores the Arrow Air plane crash of December 1985 as an act of terrorism which may very well have been connected to Arrow's role as a major arms carrier in the Iran-Contra scandal. Gander: The Other Lockerbie from Spike1138 on Vimeo. *A Short History Lesson* * * *The CIA assessment of Afghanistan.* http://www.lockerbietruth.com/2012/08/a-little-history-lesson-for-magnus_14.html Just over Iran’s eastern frontier lies the unstable... more »

Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
Sebastian P. Brock is the author of, *"The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life"* (2006). *Wikipedia:* Sebastian Paul Brock (born 1938, London) is generally acknowledged as the foremost and most influential academic in the field of Syriac language today. He is a former Reader in Syriac Studies at the University of Oxford's Oriental Institute and currently a Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. Video Title: Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity. Source: Киностудия Богослов. Date Published: March 27, 2012. D... more »

Urban Gadabout: Summer gadding around the outer boroughs of NYC, with news from MAS, Jack Eichenbaum, and the NY Transit Museum

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island -- we'll be there tomorrow evening for the Municipal Art Society's walking tour, Roosevelt Island: The Northern Route.* *by Ken* I haven't been writing much about my late-spring and summer wanderings, but after my enforced decommissioning in late April and May, I've been getting my rhythm back, and having some especially good times outside Manhattan. In fact, including tomorrow night's *Roosevelt Island: The Northern Route*(7/26, 6pm -- an evening tour, note), with Roosevelt Island Historical Society president *Judith Berdy* ... more »

Illinois - the State that is emulating Detroit ! Additionally , Yves breaks the backstory behind Chicago's recent three step downgrade by Moody's ........

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
COMPTROLLER SAYS SHE CAN'T PAY ILLINOIS LAWMAKERSFriday, July 26, 2013 Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday her hands are tied and she cannot issue paychecks to state lawmakers. Topinka said Gov. Pat Quinn’s action earlier this month to cut money from the budget needed to pay legislators prevents her from issuing their paychecks. Quinn said he was halting pay to lawmakers because they haven’t passed a pension reform bill. Topinka said she reviewed the issue with her legal staff, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office and attorneys for Quinn and the legislature. She said a pr... more »

The Ugly, Torturous & Hypocritical US Government

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*U.S. Assures Russia Snowden Will Not Face Death Penalty* * Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter sent to the Russian minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the death penalty against Edward J. Snowden* *The letter also offered reassurances that the United States would not torture Mr. Snowden* [image: http://thefleurdelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/right_wrong1-300x216.png] What does this letter from Eric Holder say to the reader and the entire world about the US? As a nation? As an ideal? As a sel... more »

Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
reblogged from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=283281 *Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail* Unbelievable video captured by a New York business owner’s surveillance cameras appear to show an undercover police informant (not a police officer) planting and photographing crack cocaine, which ultimately led to the man’s arrest. Scotia and Schenectady County Police reportedly became suspicious of Donald Andrews, Jr., who owns a smoke shop on Mohawk Avenue in Sco... more »

Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
* * * * *Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013* God said: There is one person only that you have to educate, and that is yourself. No one else. Does that seem contrary to the idea that you are your brother’s keeper? Look, everyone is responsible for everyone else. Your thoughts are heard around the world. That you are responsible for others does not mean that you take others on as a project. Not at all. The best thing you can do for others is to take active responsibility for yourself. You do not accommodate yourself to everyone else. You are not a chameleon. ... more »

"A Deep Look To The Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a "time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of galaxies, ... more »

"Only In Such Moments..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck

Barnaby Jack found dead , well known for hacking ATMS and medical devices - a week before the Black Hat cyber security conference ? He was thirty five.... no foul play suspected but an autopsy will be performed....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.theverge.com/culture/2013/7/26/4561176/barnaby-jack-hacker-atm-pacemaker-dies Barnaby Jack, respected hacker of ATMs and medical devices, found dead in San Francisco By Carl Franzen on July 26, 2013 06:45 pm Email @carlfranzen26*COMMENTS* DON'T MISS STORIES *FOLLOW THE VERGE* [image: Photo] 2 inShare Barnaby Jack, a programmer and hacker who gained worldwide recognition and respect for numerous technical feats including hacking medical implants and hijacking an ATM (cash machine) and forcing it to spit out money, was found dead on Thursday evening in an apartment in S... more »

"A Son Meets His Father"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"A Son Meets His Father" * by Jason Burnett "Late last year, while resting in my hotel room on a business trip to India, I saw my father being interviewed on CNN International; this was the first time I had seen him or heard his voice in 27 years. The coincidence intrigued me enough to attempt to contact him and after I returned to the States, I spent the next few days trying various combinations of e-mail addresses until I finally hit upon the right one, and received a response. Before I knew it, we had set a date in February to meet. I was about to find myself face to face wit... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.

"A Father Meets His Son"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* "A Father Meets His Son"* by John S. Burnett "There was a water-stained photograph, faded from years of tropical heat, of my 10-year-old son and me as we walked away down the pier toward my sailboat. I had my arm around his shoulders and his arm was around my waist; there was a lot of love in that picture. Permanently framed in the boat, the photo captured that sad moment — the last time I was to see my son for 27 years. I met him again in a crowded hotel lobby in New York City. We had agreed to meet, to test the waters. A son was now ready to find out who his father was, a f... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Uses of Enchantment”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * * “The Uses of Enchantment”* by Chet Raymo “There was a time when every wood, every tree, was thought to be inhabited by spirits called dryads, every pool and stream by naiads. Even not so long ago, our road here in Ireland was called "the fairies' road." The world, we say, was enchanted- every stone and plant infused with an animate spirit. Science put paid to all that, chased the spirits from their woods and pools, drove the fairies from their hills. Disenchanted the landscape. Well, maybe not. It depends on how you define enchantment. Remember those spider webs I wrote abo... more »

Halliburton charged with criminal acts

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
But of course it's Halliburton, which is apparently above the law so, no real penalties will incur. Under the plea agreement, which requires court approval, Houston-based Halliburton will also face three years' probation, pay the maximum fine of $200,000 and continue to cooperate in the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the April 2010 explosion and fire on the drilling platform, which killed 11 rig workers off Louisiana. The Justice Department said it would not pursue further criminal charges against Halliburton or its subsidiaries. [...] Halliburton's energy-servic... more »

What God Wants You to Know This Week

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
More *Tweets of God*: *I get too much credit for Friday and not enough for Saturday.* *If women didn't want to be sexually harassed they shouldn't have been born with intelligence, self-respect and dignity. * *My philosophy is always leave 'em wanting more. Money, food, time on earth, whatever.* *If you can make a difference in the life of one person, it should probably be you.* *The circumstances under which you should send a photo of your penis to other people are as follows: never.* *The people who think the world will end all at once will be largely responsible for it endin... more »

School District of Philadelphia layoff updates - July 26 , 2013 ..... Citing 33 million in available funds , it appears one secretary will be restored to each of 220 schools that will open in the Fall , music and sports to be reinstated. Status still murky as to the overall bailout plan for the School District - we are 6 weeks before the schools open.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://thenotebook.org/blog/136237/33-million-additional-funds-hite-restores-secretaries-music-sports Citing $33 million in available funds, Hite partially restores secretaries, music, sportsby thenotebook on Jul 26 2013 Posted in Latest news Share on email COMMENTS (21)PRINT *by Dale Mezzacappa for the Notebook and Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks* With new money for Philadelphia schools coming in at a trickle, even though schools are just six weeks from opening under a doomsday scenario, Superintendent William Hite said Friday that he believes the District has enough funds on hand to r... more »

Analysis Of The Coup In Egypt: Various Voices, Different Dissections

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*August 2012: General al-Sisi and deposed president Mohammed Morsi.* *Photo Source*. Dissecting the events in Egypt is too complicated, it is above my understanding, expertise, and knowledge. There are so many interests, parties, and political voices involved in propagandizing their cause; so many conspiracies and agendas at stake. And that is only politics inside the country. The American empire and Israel are hovering like poisonous vultures above Egypt. They don't want to see any serious and positive transformation taking place there. They would much rather see the country co... more »

Groundswell

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
Still having major internet issues. Limited computer time, so outsourcing to Anne Laurie. This appears to be the crackpot con's version of the famed librul Journolist they were so fond of smearing back in the day. Dubbed Groundswell, this coalition convenes weekly in the offices of Judicial Watch, the conservative legal watchdog group. During these hush-hush sessions and through a Google group, the members of Groundswell—including aides to congressional Republicans—cook up battle plans for their ongoing fights against the Obama administration, congressional Democrats, progressive ... more »

Fukushima updates - July 26 , 2013 .... Clusterfuck to the Death House in Japan.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
[Insight] Data doesn’t show Tepco dumping contaminated water to the sea, but it’s worse than that. Posted by *Mochizuki* on July 26th, 2013 · 3 Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services Last week, Tepco finally admitted the contaminated groundwater is flowing to the sea. Looking around the media coverage, I noticed there is a huge misunderstanding about this issue. Here I want to correct it. *1. The data don’t suggest their dumping, but it’s worse than that. * As we all know, Tepco is a liar. The government wants to conceal the fact. ... more »

While The Mainstream Media Was Doing Their Job Distracting You With Anthony's Weiner & Anything Related To Zimmerman (fake heroics, jurors, etc), REPUBLICANS Voted FOR Obama's NSA Spying

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 1 day ago
(above: Republicans Michele Bachmann, munching on an ObamaDog, and Tom "I pretend I hate Obama" Marino voted FOR Obama's NSA spying on Wednesday) The mainstream media was doing their job just fine once again, keeping you distracted with Anthony's Weiner, *Zimmerman's fake heroics* of saving a family of four (or was it A GUY?) from an overturned truck, and a Zimmerman juror who acquitted him now acting like she DIDN'T acquit him. Guess what was WAAAAAAAAAY more important that the mainstream media, the fake left media, and the fake right media didn't tell you? Republican Justin Ama... more »

Behold a White Horse

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"Their hostility to the lawful government of the country has at length become so violent that no officer bearing a commission from the Chief Magistrate of the Union can enter the Territory or remain there with safety, and all those officers recently appointed have been unable to go to Salt Lake or anywhere else in Utah beyond the immediate power of the Army. * * * *Indeed, such is believed to be the condition to which a strange system of terrorism has brought the inhabitants of that region that no one among them could express an opinion favorable to this Government, or even propose ... more »

SR SROCCO missive on JP Morgan nervousness regarding their Silver inventories , closely followed by the news today that JP Morgan is exiting its physical commodity business ! ! But is JP Morgan exiting gold too ? What about silver ? Right now the answer is unclear but the GATA article suggests not yet ! REgarding the ongoing discussion of COMEX and whether a COMEX default is in the cards , Kid Dynamite offers his point of view to how COMEX works and a caustic rebuke to various blogs and bloggers .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://srsroccoreport.com/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/ Is JP Morgan Getting Nervous about its Silver Inventories? Filed in Precious Metals by SRSrocco on July 26, 2013 • 1 Comment Something interesting has been going on in the Comex silver warehouse inventories this week. Not only have large amounts of silver been removed from the Comex since Monday, but there also have been some large transfers that seem quite peculiar. In the beginning of the week, there was a large 2.2 million oz withdrawal of ... more »

Tar Sands: To the Ends of the Earth - Documentary

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 day ago
*Published on June 17, 2013 * This documentary follows the efforts by local communities in Madagascar to protect their island from tar sands development. Representatives travel to Canada to experience first-hand the devastating social and environmental impacts of tar sands, before returning to their communities to share these experiences. *My Source:* ** *Friends Of The Earth Europe*

Elsewhere: Trump Again, Boehner, Immigration, More

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Let's see....I complained about anyone taking the latest Donald Trump for president scam seriously. Granted, there's sort of a catch-22 on that one, since I'm pretty much yelling "don't pay attention to Trump!" But what are you gonna do. I did another pro-Boehner one today, also, saying that I'm pretty sure he's going to at least try to avoid a government shutdown or default this fall. I guess we'll see. Hmmmm...yesterday I did one on Steve King and immigration which I thought was a bit of a rehash, but a bunch of people said they liked. And earlier this week I wrote something like... more »

Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
(Credit: Photo illustration by James Martin/CNET) *Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords* *Secret demands mark escalation in Internet surveillance by the federal government through gaining access to user passwords, which are typically stored in encrypted form.* http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/ The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance... more »

PROJECT XIII IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!!

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 1 day ago
YIPEE!!!!!!!! I got word from Caleb on tuesday that he was pretty much ready to go, so I'm thrilled to get the news out to everyone: PROJECT XIII IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!! We will have more details very soon on developments and all that's going on with PROJECT XIII, so stick close for updates!!!This is from AK- go to american kabuki to see more pictures of the apsD Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft App Stores for Download I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII. We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now ... more »

Front Groups And Republican Self-Delusion

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Not every right-winger is a moron. Sure, every *teabagger* is a moron, but some right-wingers aren't teabaggers. This week Alabama winger Byron York was asking his fellow Republicans if they've been "fooling themselves" about Obamacare. He may not have figured out yet that his fellow Republicans have built themselves an operation that fools themselves about every little ole thing. When I mentioned that every teabagger is a moron, I wasn't trying to be gratuitously mean. It was just a plain vanilla statement of fact. These are people who have persuaded themselves that they're playi... more »

Don't worry!

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 1 day ago
The United States government has made representations to Russia trying to get Edward Snowden extradited. He apparently won’t be tortured or killed. "These claims [that Snowden would be tortured or killed] are entirely without merit," [US attourney general] Holder said. In addition to his assurance that Snowden would not face capital punishment, the attorney general wrote: "Torture is unlawful in the United States." Maybe so, but it’s hunky dory in Guantanamo Bay. In other news the United Nations described the treatment of prisoner Bradley Manning as likely torture. The UN Rapport... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*Video: What is the one question Drew Brees is getting tired of answering? ~New Orleans Advocate*

“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * *“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”* by Jon Rappoport “This is such a supercharged subject, I could start from a dozen places. But let’s begin here: the individual is unique, because he is he. He is unique because he has his own ideas, because he has his own desires, because he has his own power. That power belongs to no one else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to the State. The State will try, will always try to suggest that it is granting power to the individual, but this is a lie. It’s an illusion broadcast with ill-intent. While everyone else is tryi... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft App Stores for Download

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII. We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now in the windows app store! The iPhone app will follow on in week or so. The Windows phone app will only work on Windows 8 phones, not the prior version of windows phones. Caleb said their policy will be to always support the latest version of phones plus the previous generation. The iPhone app is complete but Caleb is moving some of the buttons around so that the user interface is more friendly to the phone owner. The app is free to downlo... more »

Sometimes They Go Too Far - But Never For Them (Glenn Beckkk Follies) and Who Authorized Preparations for War with China? (Turn Over Your Passwords!) No. We Won't Kill Snowden. Promise! (Happy 70'th, Mick!)

In an odd rant about the secret symbolism on the $1 bill, right-wing conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck told an audience on Wednesday that America’s founders established the country so that conservative Christians could help the nation of Israel come into being nearly 200 years later. And this is what we gave up all our "public access" to the airwaves for? Sheesh! And on other

"Thinking, Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*Related: * * Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).* *Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*. *Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).* *Wikipedia:* Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this century.” *Wikipedia:* MANAS was an eight-page philosophical weekly written, edited, and published by Henry Geiger from 1948 until December 1988. Each issue typically contained several short es... more »

GOP DC Circuit Strategy, Revisited

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Glenn Sugameli writes to me after I wrote this one, saying: I watched Pillard’s hearing, and read all of the broad-ranging letters to the Senate on her nomination, and every article, opinion piece, blog post, and Senator Statement on her nomination, and as a result I agree with much of your post , but strongly disagree with this portion: “with lots of hot-button issues in her writings for them to attack. …. Pillard, however, will have serious opposition, and it's probably more likely than not that she'll be killed by filibuster.” At her hearing, only three Judiciary Committee Republ... more »

"When Will The Economy Collapse?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"When Will The Economy Collapse?" * by StormCloudsGathering "When will the economy collapse; is there a way to really know? According to this brand new video from StormCloudsGathering, we need to be on the lookout for several clear signs that are linked below the video. Unlike what the politicians and the mainstream media are telling us, the economy is not going to ‘bounce back’. Time is rapidly ticking away now." - http://beforeitsnews.com/ ● "The Derivatives Black Hole" - http://business.time.com/2013/03/27/w… "America’s Economic Death Spiral: 65% of Americans Think Har... more »

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