Sunday, August 04, 2013

4 August - Blogs I'm Following II

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Do VA Dems grasp now why they needed a decent gubernatorial candidate to go up against "Crazy Ken" Cuccinelli?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 22 minutes ago
*No, this isn't a recent photo. This is back in May that dreadful Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was smiling that, er, creepy smile.* *by Ken* The last time I wrote derisively about the appalling Terry "The Bagman" McAuliffe as the best Virginia Democrats could come up with to succeed downward-spiraling Gov. Bob McDonnell, a commenter noted that McAuliffe in fact has a good chance of winning. Even if I believed that, my point would be, "So what?" Yes, better that he should be elected than the unspeakable right-wing-crazed Cuckoo Ken, but that's the onl... more »

Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - The Greening of Westford

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 22 minutes ago
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"Solar Flares: Whew… That Was Close"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 31 minutes ago
* * *"Solar Flares: Whew… That Was Close"* 2 Weeks Ago, a Huge Solar Flare Almost Knocked Out Power Nationwide… Which Could Have Caused Nuclear Meltdowns from Coast-to-Coast by WashingtonsBlog "We’ve sounded the alarm for years that a large solar flar– like the one we had in 1859 – could cause worldwide nuclear meltdowns… and numerous other problems. 2 weeks ago, we just barely dodged the bullet. Washington Examiner reports: "The earth barely missed taking a massive solar punch in the teeth two weeks ago, an “electromagnetic pulse” so big that it could have knocked out power,...more »

The Gang's All Here

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 59 minutes ago
I've been rather spoiled this year when it comes to the number of birds that show up around the house. Three woodpeckers (yellow-bellied sapsuckers actually are regular visitors in the early morning and evening hours along with chipping sparrows, magpies and chickadees. These House Sparrows all turned up yesterday right as I was getting home from work. Granted the photograph isn't the best but I was in a rush to snap some photos out my bedroom window before they all flew away on me. Plus I had a very excitable cat next to me on the window ledge. These photos are some of the firs... more »

"Why The 'Health System' Must Be DESTROYED"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Why The 'Health System' Must Be DESTROYED"* by Karl Denninger "Here's another one. What you see above is a bill sent to me by a friend. This bill makes no sense unless you realize that a free market is not involved. Either Adventist Health System doesn’t think whoever is paying this bill cares, or is holding them at gunpoint." The latter. In a civilized society we would call the latter armed robbery. We would call those who do such a thing criminals. We would put them in prisons. We would civilly-forfeit every penny they have accumulated through their crimes and return what... more »

HUMAN CHAIN TO END WEEK OF JEJU ACTIONS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago
1,000 people lined up for finale human chain in Gangjeong village on August 4 to surround the Navy base construction zone. Song is "Gangjeong ~ you are the smallest village in this land, however, peace all over the world will start from you." Video by Dunguree Park Seong-su

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 hour ago

Patriotic Rebellion Against The New Caliphate In The Making: General al-Sisi Explains His Actions

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
*Photo Source: Sara Hussein, AFP. From the article, "In Egypt, chorus of approval for army chief Sisi."* *General al-Sisi:* "They have an international presence in more than 60 countries in the world—the Muslim Brotherhood. The idea that gathers them together is not nationalism, it’s not patriotism, it is not a sense of a country—it is only an ideology that is totally related to the concept of the organization." [Source: *"You Turned Your Back on the Egyptians"* by Lally Weymouth, Slate, August 3, 2013]. *Colonel Patrick Lang:* Political Islamism is seen by Egyptian liberals, ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Train derailment, dozens evacuated near Opelousas*

Ultimate APSA 2013

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
APSA-goers: the ultimate frisbee game will be Saturday, August 31st, at 10am in Grant Park. The park is in between the Chicago Hilton and Lake Michigan. I don’t know exactly on what softball field we will set up–depends on what else is going on that morning, but we should be able to find some space. Continue reading

Bad Day For The Gun Nuts

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
It was very close-- and dramatic, with at least one senator, Lisa Murkowski, changing her vote at the last second, and another, Heidi Heitkamp, flying in from a North Dakota sickbed while Harry Reid held the vote open-- but the Senate shut down the Republican/NRA filibuster of Todd Jones to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). The GOP and NRA have managed to prevent the appointment of a director for 7 years! "For the past seven years," wrote Gabby Giffords to her followers on Friday, "the gun lobby has cowed Congress into blocking nomination after nomination to... more »

Why Labour Doesn't Need Jim Messina

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 4 hours ago
"We're doomed! We're doomed!" No, I'm not channelling Private Frazer's ghost. But this sums up the deflated mood afflicting sections of the front bench and commentariat. Why? Because it appears the Tories are getting their act together. Some polls a narrowing of the Labour lead, while others wipe it out altogether, or (confusingly) show Labour extending its lead. Either way, poll volatility is not something a party that has hitherto enjoyed a commanding lead should be relaxed about. The second bit is the mileage shale gas/tobacco/private health lobbyist Lynton Crosby has made since ... more »

Hung's Death, Protests, and justice

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 4 hours ago
*A truckload of mushrooms outside Hsinshe waiting to be distributed to small family processors who will cut off the stems.* The Taipei Times hosted a commentary on the low probability of anything like justice occurring in the Hung case.... The Criminal Code sets rather strict conditions for making a group of offenders “joint principal offenders.” *Apart from acting jointly in the commission of a crime, the group must also share criminal intent. In this case, Hung was abused to death by a group who tortured him by exploiting flaws in the military’s disciplinary system. Although the... more »

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
Prediction time: will there be a government shutdown this year? If so, who will "win" -- substantively, and politically?

The Blindness of Modern Economists

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
*Guest post by Dan Steinhart of **Casey Research**, who introduces Alasdair Macleod of **GoldMoney* Supposedly one of the top ten reasons to become an academic economist is that it gives you a chance to talk about money without ever having to make any. Also, you get to say words like “neoliberal” and "trickle down" with a straight face. The contrast between mainstream academic economics and "real world economics" has always been stark, but today the disconnect is so enormous that it seems the two have nothing at all in common. If you were to ask Paul Krugman and Doug Casey how to... more »

Even The Most Effective Member Of Congress Can't Win EVERY Vote

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
This year Congress isn't accomplishing much-- unless you count driving down its own favorability ratings as an accomplishment. But even in that dysfunctional situation, Orlando area Congressman Alan Grayson is being widely hailed as the most effective Member of Congress, working on both sides of the aisle and forging ad hoc bipartisan coalitions that have left Party leaders with their jaws agape. Apparently, they forgot the Audit the Fed coalition Grayson and Ron Paul put together to get around Party leaders several years ago. Last week, Party leaders had had it with Grayson. When... more »

Toys

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 7 hours ago

Sunday Question for Conservatives

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 7 hours ago
Might as well ask it, since it's been a controversy for the week: do you want Republicans to shut down the government unless the Senate agrees to pass and Barack Obama agrees to sign a bill to keep the government functioning into the new fiscal year that "defunds" Obamacare?

McConnell and Graham face Tea Party flack

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago
Don't want to get my hopes up too high but it's not impossible that we could get rid of both Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham in 2014. To begin with, McConnell's Dem opponent Alison Grimes delivered a sharp blow to McConnell at the annual Fancy Farm hoedown in Kentucky. She's polling ahead of him already. Here's hoping that will hold. More importantly, McConnell is facing a Republican primary challenger who speaks Teabonics and is likely to win over the hard core angry cons who demand purity. Could split enough of the GOP vote to give Grimes the win. One can dream anyway. Meanwh... more »

Yeah but no but yeah but no but yeah but no...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
I don't listen to Radio 5 Live very often these days. When I was something of a football fanatic I'd listen to any old match commentary on the station (most of which, if memory serves me right, seemed largely to consist of Alan Green slagging off various match officials). I've never listened to Nicky Campbell's breakfast show, have managed to avoid Richard Bacon's programme completely and have heard Victoria Derbyshire's show all the way through before only once (as Michelle of the Resistance might have put it). Have I been missing out? Have I been missing out on some outrageous bi... more »

Photos Longest Walk 4 in Logan, Ohio

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
. . http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2013/08/photo-long-walk-in-ohio.html Walkers for Sovereignty and Notoweega Feast Photos of the Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz in Logan, Ohio, by Jennifer Vance, thank you for sharing with Censored News! The Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz will be leaving soon for Columbus, Ohio. Wishing them a safe journey! The walk's next stay place is

Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, August 4th, 2013

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 8 hours ago
Sunday.. and again time for my weekly rant and rave.... First, I have to expand on my last article where I led off stating that I am very disappointed in the basic fact that in spite of all of our efforts to reach the masses and awaken them fully to the dangers of the Jewish supremacists who want nothing better than to leave us all asleep while they take full dominion over this planet. It is important to clear the air and explain myself... I have known since the mid-80's that there has been a very powerful evil force on this planet, and that evil wants nothing better than to see us... more »

Sunday Classics: Verdi's Falstaff holds court in the Garter Inn

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*"Reverenza!"*:* Mistress Quickly approaches Falstaff in the Garter Inn.* *The interior of the Garter Inn.*. FALSTAFF *as always sprawled in his big chair in its usual place, drinking his Xeres. *BARDOLFO* and *PISTOLA* near the back near the door at left.* *BARDOLFO and PISTOLA* [*beating their breasts in acts of repentance*]: We're penitent, and contrite. *FALSTAFF*: Man returns to his vices, like the cat to fat. *BARDOLFO and PISTOLA*: And we return to your service. *BARDOLFO*: Master, out there there's a woman who asks to be admitted to your presence. *FALSTAFF*: Let her enter. [B... more »

The Bar is Now Dry..... Party is all over.

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 9 hours ago
Oh I sooooo love all the data that is streaming out right now!!! I was in the middle of putting together another article that ties more dots together between the Vatican and the US..... but this really is a piece that needed to go out first. HSBC is closing accounts down of embassies and even the Vatican accounts. The US announced a few days ago that it was closing down embassies in "hot zones" due to "security risks"... but as I told everyone in the RTS skype room, if "security risks" actually means "We've run out of money and can't pay our bills any more", then yes, it's true. ... more »

Zapatistas Marcos 'Votan III Section (Infrequently Asked Questions)'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
  Votán III IAQ Section (Infrequently Asked Questions)   Also New! /Espanol Votan IV What you always wanted to know (or be warned) about the Zapatistas, their renowned Little School, and the potential consequences of attending. July 2013 http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2013/08/04/votan-iii-iaq-section-infrequently-asked-questions/ So, it seems it is becoming more or less clear what

Problem, Reaction, Solution? AQ threat or Opportunity to advance war agenda?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago
* UPDATE BELOW: Scroll down* Found this comment interesting: * **US forces prepared to respond to latest 'serious' threat* A senior US official has said American forces are pre-positioned and ready to deal with the latest threat from al-Qaeda, which has seen a worldwide travel alert issued. *We've had US forces prepared for some time to respond to potential contingencies in the Middle East and North Africa.* *We're postured to support timely and effective action if requested. *This latest threat is serious, and the Pentagon is working closely with its partners, to include the State ... more »

Response to Joe Nathan’s hawking for tech industry profits

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 11 hours ago
Charter charlatan Joe Nathan has made a decent living pushing privatization and pimping poverty. A regular participant in the active comment section on the Professor Diane Ravitch’s blog, Nathan can always be counted on for advocating neoliberal education reform and corporate profits. Today was no different, with Nathan effectively defending the demise of school libraries […]

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 11 hours ago
*Honoré: 'People will not sit by' * *~“The last time I was in a place this dangerous it was Desert Storm,” joked Russel Honoré, the Army general ordered to deal with the chaos after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005.* *Now a civilian trying to raise the profile of the Bayou Corne sinkhole disaster, Honoré then apologized to the crowd, “on behalf of the people of Louisiana, because democracy has failed you. The resources the extraction companies are taking from this green Earth so close to where we sit today are critical to America, but there has to be a balance between... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 11 hours ago
In Maeve's garden.

EDUCATION REFORM TAKES NOTES FROM THE MULTI-INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK ON CORPORATE OWNERSHIP

educationalchemy at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 12 hours ago
All multinational corporations use the same playbook to push privatizing a public good– whether it’s a human resource like clean drinking water or food; or a public service like education. The similarities between the various industrial giants aren’t coincidental. Each stage in their endeavors is part of their shared ideology, and their strategies, therefore, […]

New Blogs July/August 2013

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 13 hours ago
First Sunday of the month. Time for the new blog round-up: 1. Amber Trafficlight (Unaligned/LGBT) 2. Bespoke Taylor (Unaligned) (Twitter) 3. Critical Proletariat (Unaligned) (Twitter) 4. Dave Prentis (Unison/Labour) (Twitter) 5. Facing Reality (Unaligned) 6. Farce About Ace (Unaligned) (Twitter) 7. I Will Not Put Up With This (Unaligned/Feminist) 8. Living in the Real World (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter) 9. Marx Returns from the Grave (Socialist Party) 10. Musings of a Nonconformist Ingrate (Unaligned) (Twitter) 11. Positive Politics from Nick Palmer (Labour) 12. Revolutionary Socialism ... more »

Sorting Through the Dregs

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 13 hours ago
Wallowing about today. and ... that's all folks!

Prism-break.org Opt Out of Global Data Surveillance Programs

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 13 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Prism-break.org is a great website that everyone should check out for a list of alternatives to the NSA connected programs and applications that most of us use every day. Please share the word about this website so more people can be informed about the ways to opt-out! *Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora.*Stop governments from spying on you by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services. Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: D... more »

Mad World

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
The BBC has avoided examining the most crucial implications of the election of Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani. Iran’s ongoing nuclear aspirations have been alluded to, as have Iran’s prospective relations with the West, particularly the US, but Iran’s uncompromising attitude towards Israel has been overlooked by the BBC. James Reynolds has also been reporting on Rouhani. I heard him again this morning. In one BBC article he writes:” The day before he took office, Mr Rouhani said *Israeli occupation* was an "old wound on the body of the Islamic world", as Iran marked its ann... more »

NEA Appeasement in Wisconsin: Withdraws from Battle When Most Needed

Jim Horn at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
The Koch Brothers’ stooge, Gov. Scott Walker, has led the charge in Wisconsin to eliminate any political opposition to rolling back American economic and social systems by a hundred years at least. As Rachel Maddow has reported, the key to achieving a one corporate party rule is to eliminate unions, which represent the only significant […]

Protest Video

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 14 hours ago
Video of Protest. Let's hope that this leads to meaningful change. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

Some weekend listening

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 14 hours ago

Colin Powell's Pimp Juice

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago

Scare Tactics: Family Misled by Local Cops During Questioning About Google Searches

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Daisy Luther As it turns out, there is more to the story about the anti-terrorism task force’s visit to the family who was suspiciously Googling backpacks and pressure cookers. The Google searches were the basis for the visit, but the former employer of Michelle Catalano’s husband was the person who put the searches together and thought, “Wow, these people must be terrorists.” It also seems, according to Catalano’s clarification, that the men who searched the home and questioned her husband, wanted the family to believe tha... more »

Editorial Cartoon truths of the week ... H/T William Banzai7 and Max Keiser !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 14 hours ago
AL PONZI UPDATE Posted on August 4, 2013 by William Banzai7 — 1 Comment ↓ BANZAI7 NEWS–Top U.S. officials did not meet Saturday to review the Al Ponzi threats that did not prompt regulators to issue a worldwide financial alert and close down 22 TBTF Banks for the rest of the year, a threat that has been described by Max Keiser as “very specific.” The most specific he has seen in years. JP MADOOFAH is mad that government threats have been made to JP Jane… [image: 7870759518_66d2f6c840_o-1] \[image: 5691682741_6b55201d38_o] [image: 5695799374_b651c5abd3_b] FABLANKFEIN Posted on August ... more »

"Zero Tolerance" Policy -- This Bridge Should Be Burned

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Dees Illustration Dave Hodges As our students go off to school later this month, what will be waiting for them? Will there be eager teachers ready to ignite our children’s fires of curiosity? Will there be books, lessons and curriculum designed to move our children to the top rung of educational achievement on the planet? *The Failure of NCLB* Gone is the failed educational initiative we called “No Child Left Behind (NCLB).” After a decade of experimentation NCLB made our education system the laughing stock of first world n... more »

Drones Inside US to Be Armed with Non-Lethal Weapons

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 hours ago
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Charleston P&C: How Media Fails Education

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) has a long history of endorsing every education reform movement that doesn’t have any credibility: Teach for America? Sure. Charter schools? You bet. So it comes as no surprise that the P&C has penned an endorsement of SC’s move to reform teacher evaluation, by framing the issue as something […]

Down The Rabbit Hole With Paul Ryan And Ayn Rand

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Remember when Canter and McCarthy screwed up on the Farm Bill and Boehner had to pull it? It just happened again-- this time with the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bills. The House of Representatives is now officially an out-of-control madhouse. Boehner is just another Member with an agenda, who some Republicans follow and others ignore. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), as far from a "moderate" as you'll find in their crazy caucus, issued the following statement concluding that the conservative sequestration scheme is wrecking t... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Stephanie Grace: Levee lawsuit already mired in politics ~New Orleans Advocate * *Pride flag stolen, homophobic slur painted on home ~WDSU* *Marigny shooting case hinges on self-defense law ~John Simerman* *Locals help boost economy during slow tourism season ~Leigh Isaacson, WVUE*

Al Qaeda threat ( unspecified of course ) suddenly requires Embassy closures in the Middle East / North Africa and even Asia and worldwide travel advisories ? ? Does anyone believe the bombshell disclosures of dozens of CIA in Benghazi possibly engaged in running arms / missiles from Libya to Syria Rebels ( CNN and The Telegraph reporting same ) had nothing to do with this wag the dog attempt ? And it conveniently takes the focus of Edward Snowden getting temporary asylum in Russia as well as the latest NSA revelations this week ! And of course we still have the Boston bombings and the mystery Florida murder of a witness , raising its head again this week as well ...... And Syria War Crimes being investigated by the UN..... WAG YOUR TAIL DOG ..... WAG !

Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
Let's connect some dots..... Yesterday evening the news first starting coming out regarding Benghazi and all of the CIA agents on the ground - naturally , the questions what was their mission , how many were injured , why wasn't this revealed months ago as the information on the State department killed and wounded as well as the security personnel was well documented.... a good example of the discussion is set forth below in this piece..... CNN bombshell: Dozens of CIA operatives were on the ground during the Benghazi attack, agency in panic over revelations POSTED AT 6:31 PM ON A...more »

The votes are in...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
I love it when a plan doesn't come together... Another week, another *Sunday Morning Live* viewer poll which didn't go quite the way the programme seemed to expect it to go. Today's vote was on the question "Should Britain take in Syrian refugees?" The result went 13% to those who agreed with the question and a whopping 87% to who didn't. So, that's a big 'no' then from* SML* viewers. The debate itself was well-balanced but the programme set up the question with a video featuring a likeable British woman who got married to a Syrian man a few years ago while she was studying in Da... more »

Because girls can be geeks too

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
"Nothing to Prove" - Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks It's catchy and quite poignant, why do so many people assume girls can't be real geeks?

Henry Geiger - The Chains Of Prometheus (1959)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago
*Related: * * Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).* *Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*. *Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).* * * * Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983).* *Henry Geiger - Signs of A New Civilization (1980).* * * *Henry Geiger - We See What We Are (1980).* * * * ** Henry Geiger - An Ancient Question (1986).* *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 pr... more »

This morning's 'Sunday'

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Here's this morning's 'live-blog' of Radio 4's *Sunday - *following on from yesterday morning's predictions (see the post *24 hours before...*)* *. I think it shows, yet again, just how predictable and biased this programme can be. See what you make of it. 7.10 *William Crawley's introduction* 7.11 *Hindu caste discrimination in the UK.* Well, we've finally got a Hindu story - after many months. It's not a positive one though. The government has put off outlawing caste discrimination for two years and some campaigners are up in arms. First, a British 'untouchable' describes her ... more »

WALKING ON WATER

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago
According to the scientists, a bottle of Coke exists in all possible locations, until it is observed existing in one particular location. *Atom Is Seen in 2 Places at Once - New York Times * The observer apparently decides where the bottle of Coke is to be found. And, just as a bottle of Coke can be in more than one place at once, it can also be in more than one time period at once. The observer apparently decides the time period in which the bottle of Coke is to be found. Our understanding of time and space may be out of date, according to the scientists. "The world has the... more »

ALEC Staffer Makes Fun of Union Rally

2old2care at Because I Can - 23 hours ago
First of all - this entry was damn hard to write - cause I don't have a facebook account and the page kept telling me to sign in. Second why do people use FB to sign up people for an event? Do they intentionally want people like me to NOT be able to sign up? Well - anyhoo Do you know who Todd Wynn is? No? He's an ALEC staffer. Wynn is an employee of the extremist, pro-corporate American Legislative Exchange Council. Todd Wynn, Director 202.742.8542 – twynn@alec.org Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Before Alecexposed took down their tweet roll - he use to get more time on their... more »

ACTION: ALEC Rally Bus Trip - Green Bay, Appleton, Osh, Milw

2old2care at Because I Can - 23 hours ago
Just a note to my freinds out their that a bus trip to Chicago for the ALEC union rally has been posted. Wisconsin Bus from Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Milwaukee -- $30 per person Chicago August 8ALEC Exposed/Chicago TeachersBus Information If you are going you should contact them right away - cause if the seats don't sell out fast - they will have to think about cancelling the bus and that would be a shame.

New Labour/New Dems... Old Crap

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
I suspect there aren't many *DWT* readers who know who George Mudie is. I'd never heard of him until a few days ago when I read in the *Guardian* that Mudie, a Labour Member of Parliament from Leeds, was about to unload on Labour leader Ed Miliband-- which he has now done. So, you ask-- why should anyone care? Between Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron's Conservative governments-- with the briefest of technical intervals for John Major and Gordon Brown--Tony Blair moved the Labour Party considerably right with a political concoction called New Labour, basically an anti-union move... more »

Fill 'Er Up!

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 1 day ago
Since I haven't posted in a about a million years I thought I'd kick things off again with something other than a post about overpasses or the foibles of politicians, namely a little act of kindness from a random stranger. I know this town can get a bad rap in many and while I know my humble blog won't change the world I do like to highlight good things about the community when I get a chance. I had to make a quick run downtown with one of my tenants....actually it would be more accurate to say I got a lift. Before I headed out I grabbed my jerry can out of the back shed for some... more »

Pork Barrel: The Janet Napoles - Legislators' Scam

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
Abolish pork barrel. I support that, but I think this will happen 100 years from now, if ever. Legislators are deliberating on P2 trillion budget (this year) and nearly P2.3 trillion next year, and they have no pork barrel out of it? Minimal Government Movement, before it became officially a think tank in 2008, issued a statement in September 2004, calling for the abolition of pork barrel, see the 5+ pages statement here. About the current pork barrel scam involving several Congressmen and Senators, to the tune of around P10 billion, I did not follow it much. Keywords are Ms. Jan... more »

French Dip Sandwiches and Owl Stuffies (Creative Link-up)

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
I can't believe it is August already. School starts in a few weeks and then Halloween will be here before we know it. There were some fabulous link-ups this last week, here are some of my favorites. I am so in love with this Life is Sweet Printable from Allons-y Kimberley I love the gorgeous pictures that accompany the Jam and Chutney Recipeson Will Cook for Shoes. I am dying a little over the Cute Owl Stuffies from The Crafty Blog Stalker. These Incredibly Easy Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches from Pretty Providence made it on to my recipe calendar this next week. Now ... more »

TV Non-Watch: What would happen if one of your "major" TV networks was swallowed up by the earth (and a few cable networks with it)?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*If I don't have access to CBS programming by the time new episodes of The Good Wife begin airing in the fall, I'll be peeved. Otherwise, I think I'm good.* *by Ken* It sounds like science fiction, doesn't it? An entire Big Four TV network simply disappearing? As is known to those of you who also reside in Time Warner Cable Country, and especially those of you who get your CBS programming from CBS Owned-and-Operated stations (meaning in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, and Pittsburgh), the CBS stations have gone poof! And with them CBS's ... more »

John King to Superintendents: Be “Judicious” When Deciding Whom to Fire

Kris Nielsen at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
New York Education Commissioner John King sent this Field Memo to district leadership on August 2, letting them all know that the results of the Common Core-aligned state standardized tests would soon be released. Finally! He also had some things to say that are quite troubling. If you remember, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and […]

Myths of The War on Terror : "Just Look at The Way They Treat Their Women"

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
*"Our photo editor realized the significance of this historic moment, and published the picture, but in his haste he did not read the "fine print" that accompanied the picture, forbidding any changes. * * * *We should not have published the altered picture, and we have conveyed our regrets and apologies to the White House and to the State Department.* * * *The allegations that religious Jews denigrate women or do not respect women in public office, is a malicious slander and libel. * * * *The current Secretary of State, the Honorable Hillary R. Clinton, was a Senator representing N... more »
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