Monday, September 16, 2013

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“On The Beach”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 minutes ago
*“On The Beach” (1959) Part 1 of 2* “Set in 1964, in the months following World War III. The conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout and killing all life. While the bombs were confined to the northern hemisphere, air currents are slowly carrying the fallout south. The only areas still habitable are in the far southern hemisphere, like Australia. The Australian government arranges for its citizens to receive suicide pills and injections, so that they end things quickly before there is prolonged suffering from the coming radiati... more »

Obama's 14th-Dimensional Chess Moves Questioned by Events/Testimony

It's been a pretty big day for news. Less so for comprehension. Those rebels shown in a New York Times video executing Syrian soldiers after torturing them – those were FSA "moderates." And remember the Syrian rebel cannibal who filmed himself eating the heart – or was it a liver? – of a captive soldier? "With the guy who was eating a heart, he was part of a moderate faction," says

Here's Why We Endorsed Daylin Leach

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 minutes ago
I used to be the president of my university's Young Democrats. That didn't even last a full semester. I soon discovered that there was a sharp, sharp difference between a progressive and a Democrat. These days there aren't any Republicans who are progressive. There are barely any Republicans left who are even conservative. They've moved *so far* right-- from conservative to reactionary-- that they left plenty of room for the Republican wing of the Democratic party to feel comfortable donning conservative mantles. Those aren't the kinds of Democrats Blue America backs. In fact, tho... more »

A #CTWW Sneak Peek - Get Ready!

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 20 minutes ago
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My Top Ten Books to Read

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 25 minutes ago
I always have a long list of books I want to read. Between my list of holds at the library and my book buying problem, I often get stacks of books waiting to be read. Here are some of the ones I am looking forward to in the next little while. Linking up with The Broke and the Bookish. Allegiant by Veronica Roth- Who is NOT waiting for the conclusion of this trilogy? The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson- This last book in The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy just came out at the end of August. I can't wait to find out what happens to some of my favorite characters of all time. If my hold... more »

Wings Wanted

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 hour ago
Here is a story of facing your fear and letting go. The ending isn’t completely written yet, maybe you can help. This is written by my son, and, although he’s at the other end of the planet right now, it sounds like he’s working on the same things mentioned the other day (Note to Self). Enjoy. *(Link to original article: The curious catalyst.)* *Thursday, September 12, 2013* *i done fucked up * *this post may sound a bit rough - that's how i feel at the moment. i'm sitting with the resonances of a pretty massive learning, and it's still digesting. i want to put m... more »

Jean Trounstine : Education in Prison Works

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
Image from audaciousideas.org. So are we listening? Study proves education in prison works The largest ever meta-analysis of prison education and its overwhelming positive effect on recidivism was released in August, so what are we going to do about it? By Jean Trounstine / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013 It was barely six months ago when I first wrote about the battle to bring back Pell

My testimony to the UN commission on Dag Hammarskjold's plane crash is mentioned in their report

Real History Lisa at Real History Blog - 1 hour ago
I was one of three Americans to testify to a new commission that has been reinvestigating the death of Dag Hammarskjold for the last year. I'm named in the report that is now out. Please see my summary of the report over at Consortium News here: http://consortiumnews.com/2013/09/16/the-mysterious-death-of-a-un-hero/ There are two worlds - one in which covert operations are well known, and one in

Ravitch’s Reign of Error: My Review

deutsch29 at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 hours ago
In considering my review of education historian Diane Ravitch’s latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools, I decided to write with traditional public school teachers in mind as my audience. For one, I am a genuine public school teacher, the kind that makes a career of classroom teaching […]

"We Shall Endure..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.” - Cesar Chavez “Despair means hopelessness. When you don't see any ray of hope, all doors seem closed to you, you experience despair. Despair kills all hope inside a human being. To kill the feeling of despair, one needs to move on and accept the reality. Action is the antidote or remedy to kill the feeling of despair and nip it in the bud. In the words of William Cowper, “Absence from whom we love is worse than death; and frustrates hope severer than despair.” Failure, heart... more »

Chet Raymo, “Eureka!”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“Eureka!”* by Chet Raymo “I mentioned before that Tom and I like to tease each other with views from Google Earth: Where is this? Here's a view I sent him a few days ago. It didn't take him long to respond, not with the place name, but with a Latin phrase: "Noli turbare circulos meos!" Yep. Syracuse. Tom knows his history of science. When the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus conquered the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily in 212 B.C., he ordered that the brilliant mathematician/astronomer/engineer Archimedes be spared. Soldiers entered Archimedes' house where they... more »

Our 'Scaredy Cat' Prime Minister Won't Convene The House Of Commons But New Democrats Are Going To Ask Question Regardless ...

leftdog at Buckdog - 2 hours ago
*Stephen Harper is afraid of democratic process. He won't recall the House of Commons. Never the less, Canada's Official Oppostion New Democrats are going to hold a 'Virtual' Question Period today ...* NDP's 'virtual' question period

Postmedia's Attempted Rehabilitation Of Stephen Harper's Crappy Image ....

leftdog at Buckdog - 2 hours ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * * *Stephen Harper's image and popularity has taken a bit of a nose dive lately. Senate scandals, arrogant government and other assorted Tory sins have left Mr. Harper facing the prospect that the nation is getting ready to dump him.* * **To the rescue ..... Canada's corporate media! Image rehabilitation is in full swing!* * ** **How Canada's corporate media is trying to rehab Harper's image with the nation *

snowden, greenwald, miranda, and the creeping police state: one month later, we should still be disturbed

laura k at wmtc - 2 hours ago
One month ago, something happened that should trouble us gravely. Something happened that people who believe in democracy and free speech and an independent media and civil liberties and human rights should find appalling and unacceptable. It's old news by now; anything that occurs one month ago is ancient history. I wasn't able to blog about it at the time, and in a way that is good. Events of great significance occur - our rights continue to shrink, governmental powers continue to expand, fascism and police states continue to be normalized - and we rarely have a moment to process ... more »

Kate Braun : During Fall Equinox Give Thanks for Earth's Bounty

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 2 hours ago
Honor Mother Earth on Fall Equinox. Image from Seeds of Good Fortune. Fall Equinox: A time to seek balance in all things By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013 “Come, ye thankful people comeRaise the song of harvest home...” Sunday, September 22, 2013 is the Fall Equinox, aka Mabon, Harvest Home, Second Harvest, or Cornucopia. Hours of day and night are equal on this day. As

PROFITS FROM WAR

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 2 hours ago

Musical Interlude: Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-eGUiK4bU&html5=1

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*Bobby Jindal to axe officials who took on Big Oil ~John Upton, Grist *

The horror in D.C.

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Here's video from this morning.* *by Ken* At the moment, the day's confusion in and around the Washington Naval Yard is still a long way from being sorted out. The last I heard, from washingtonpost.com's Rachel Weiner at 8:22pm ET: Fourteen people were wounded in today's shooting, according to the latest count from the Navy. Along with the 13 killed, including the gunman, that makes 27 casualties. All were civilians, Vice Adm. William French told reporters at a press conference just now. At 7:49pm Carol Leonnig posted ("Alexis had security clearance): Aaron Alexis had been worki... more »

Q Day 8: A Baseball Question

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 3 hours ago
What happened to the Giants this year? Is there hope of them turning it around next year? Fine; I'll do a baseball one to close out, and then I'll try to go back to comments on the original post to do short hits on a few. What happened to the Giants? That's easy. As of today, they have 47 starts from pitchers with ERA+ higher than 80, and 103 starts from pitchers with ERA+ under 80. That's not the whole story, but it's most of it. I'm not going to look it up, but I'd say that if you get over 100 starts from terrible starting pitchers, you're not going to win very often. Can they ... more »

"Nothing..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.” - Reinhold Niebuhr

Fukushima: "No Comment..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
No comment... what could I possibly say? - CP

Crackpot cons make their own reality

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago
Apparently they believe their own crackpottery. In the world according to the vandals of the Crackpot Caucus in John Boehner's House of Dysfunction, you can shut down the federal government for the sole purpose of abolishing a duly enacted law of the land outside the normal process of governance and simply pin the blame on President Obama. They are urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to gamble that Obama and Senate Democrats will take the blame if they reject legislation that keeps the government running but stops ObamaCare. At least 43 co... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 4 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Mark Baird, a leading advocate for the state of Jefferson. Please visit * http://jeffersondeclaration.net/* for more information about the state of Jefferson. Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past episodes.

Shanghai Cooperative Organization's meeting on September 13 , 2013 - could you imagine a more triumphant setting for both Russia and China after the success to date in diplomatically halting ( with eloquence ) the mad rush to start another War by the West and GCC Countries ? With a shooting entre into War by the US and its so called willing Coalition , the eyes of China and Russia turn to the Iran situation ....

Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Shanghai Cooperative Organization September 13 , 2013 meeting and strategies - items of note.... http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/14/report-putin-to-travel-to-iran-for-nuclear-strategy-talks/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Iran’s invitation to visit Tehran to work out a strategy for the Islamic regime’s nuclear program, Fars News Agency reported Saturday. The West believes the Iranian program is a front for developing nuclear weapons. Putin, seen by Iran’s clerical establishment as a strong opponent to America and the West — especially after his successful political p... more »

“Fukushima Reactor Cores May Have Had “Melt Through to China Syndrome”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Fukushima Reactor Cores May Have Had* * “Melt Through to China Syndrome”* by Dr. Helen Caldicott, MD “It is becoming apparent that the three molten cores, each weighing 120 to 130 tons have not only melted their way through 6 inches of steel in the reactor vessels, but they now either sit on concrete floors of the severely cracked containment buildings or they have melted ("burning at 5,600 degrees F- CP) their way into the earth itself– this, in nuclear parlance, is called ‘A Melt Through to China Syndrome’. Each reactor core contains 500lbs of plutonium, but Reactor 3 cont... more »

Q Day 7: Evaluating Presidents?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 4 hours ago
Dan asks: When evaluating presidents, what weight do you give to the actual policies they pass or support? Can someone be a "good" president while supporting policies that are morally awful? It's a hard question to answer. I try to evaluate them based on policy "success" in which success means that it worked...but what works and what doesn't is, admittedly, not always an objective call. I mean, sometimes is it: losing a war is generally objectively less successful than winning a war -- or avoiding a war. And it's at least somewhat possible to objectively characterize winning and lo... more »

NASA's Voyager 1 is sending spooky noises

LeDaro at LeDaro - 5 hours ago
Are these noises from aliens? Not yet.;) Stay tuned.

HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People's History of Egypt, Part 9, 1924-1930

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
Mural shows Saad Zaghlul, first Egyptian prime minister, giving the finger to the military council. Image from Egypt 2011 and Beyond. A people's history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 9: 1924-1930 period --The Wafd government and the repression of communists. By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "

Pope’s meets with the father of liberation theology; Vatican media praises the Peruvian priest

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
Dominican priest Gustavo Gutierrez suffered years of criticism over the liberation theology * * * * *This is a radical departure from the previous Popes! I can hardly believe my eyes! -Bill* http://en.mercopress.com/2013/09/15/pope-s-meets-with-the-father-of-liberation-theology-vatican-media-praises-the-peruvian-priest Sunday, September 15th 2013 - 20:16 UTC *Pope’s meets with the father of liberation theology; Vatican media praises the Peruvian priest* Pope Francis' September 11 meeting with Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez was an informal one, held in the in the pope's reside... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*Vacuum system alleviates methane buildup ~David J. Mitchell, The Advocate*

Please Join Us at Albert Woodfox's Court Hearing on Sept. 17

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 5 hours ago
Although our hearts and minds are all preoccupied with Herman right now, in late August, the A3 civil case legal team filed a TRO to stop the now routine strip searches Albert has had to endure since March (view the legal filing here). Judge Brady has set a set of evidentiary hearings on the issue for this on*Tuesday, September 17th *at *8:00am *and *9:30am *in *Baton Rouge*. The cruel and rather perplexing irony of all this is that it was Albert who sued the State in 1978 and successfully put an end to this practice, and it is still that precedent that holds these searches as ille... more »

Leland Grass 'Navajo Nation reverses position on Horse Slaughter'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
Navajo Nation Reverses Position and Now is Against Horse Slaughtering Leland Grass By Leland Grass, Sacred Legacy Censored News BLACK MESA, Ariz. -- (September 16, 2013) – The Nohooká Dine’, Elders and Medicine People of the Dine’, unanimously approved a Resolution opposing any and all action that leads to the slaughter of horses. The Horse is sacred to the Dine’ and is a central part

Differences

Southern Man at Southern Man - 6 hours ago
Sometime tomorrow this will be a half-way interesting post but right now it is Southern Man trying to get blogger to accept an HTML table. Column 1Column 2Entry 1Entry 1Entry 2Entry 2Entry 3Entry 3 So far so good...

"Greatness..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity. The greatness of the human soul is shown by knowing how to keep within proper bounds. So far from greatness consisting in going beyond its limits, it really consists in keeping within it." - Blaise Pascal

Native American Long Walkers harassed by Kansas police

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Photo by Bad Bear The sweet smell of sage and racism in Kansas By Brenda Norrell Censored News Photo by Bad Bear KANSAS -- Native Americans on the Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz said, "Day 64-nothing like a little racism." Long Walkers said that after five straight days of walking they were "racially harassed" near Kansas City in Kansas.  "Some ding dong called the police when we

Washed out in Colorado

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago
I know everybody has been preoccupied with Syria and then the Navy Yard shooting today, but I'm genuinely surprised at how little internet chatter there's been about this. This is huge. The devastation from the floods in Colorado is stunning. Twitter tells me the GOP fought against funding dam maintenance there. Many dams failed in the epic rain. Yeah for deficit reduction... [More photos at the link.]

Kerry Was Wrong

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
* * * * *Kerry Was Wrong* *Turkish police raids al-Nusra safe house in Adana.* *Turkish prosecutor indicts six jihadists for alleged attempts to acquire chemicals with intent to produce sarin* - The Turkish Republican Prosecutor in Adana has issued a 132-page indictment, alleging that six members of the al-Qaeda-aligned al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham – one Syrian and five Turks – tried to acquire chemicals with the intent to produce the chemical weapon sarin. The Turkish newspaper Radikal reports that the suspects were under surveillance by Turkish police after they received inf... more »

LEAP/E2020: GEAB N°77: 3 Sparks And A Powder Keg”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*LEAP/E2020: GEAB N°77: "3 Sparks And A Powder Keg” * Finance, The Economy, Politics And The World Situation At The End of 2013 by LEAP/E2020 "The 2013 summer sun, far from having brought the lull for which some hoped, has continued to heat finance, the economy, and especially global geopolitics white hot. The Syrian apple of discord has shown the extent to which the international community was no longer one; the economic news, despite all the tricks possible, stubbornly refuses to announce a long awaited recovery; currency wars have flared up again, hitting the emerging coun... more »

Q Day 6: Predicting Good Presidenting Skills?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
Yet another anonymous commenter asks: Does Hillary Clinton display any skills at 'Presidenting' that set her apart from Biden, Cuomo, Warren, and company? How much of this can we determine from past achievements? If I had an answer for that question... Here's, I guess, what I would say: 1. Experience is better than lack of experience. Broader experience is better than narrow: Clinton's particular strength is that she's been involved in state government, she's been, if not quite White House staff, pretty close to it; she's been in Congress (don't forget that she's been House commi... more »

“The Untrustables”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“The Untrustables”* by Merrill Matthews “I have come to the point that I cannot believe a thing President Obama says. That’s not quite the same as saying I don’t believe anything he says. When he speaks he may be telling the truth, he may not be, or he may be parsing his words to mislead. But it’s impossible to know which is which? It has been his pattern since, well, forever, as John Heilemann and Mark Halperin demonstrate in their excellent book on the 2008 presidential election, "Game Change." One revealing passage recounts Obama’s decision to run for president. The aut... more »

Pretty Darn Funny- Fitness Challenge and a Giveaway!

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 6 hours ago
Something I loved about my husband when we met? He hated exercise as much as I do. Seriously there is pretty much nothing in the world I loathe more than putting on spandex and running. A little over a year ago, my husband found an exercise routine he loves and has since abandoned me to sitting on the couch by myself. Now don't get me wrong. I exercise. I run and I curse every second in my head. I finally found something that describes how I feel in Pretty Darn Funny Season 2, episode 5. Check it out for a good laugh. Even if you love to exercise! To celebrate this week's episode ... more »

Trouble Brewing

Paul Coker at News Spike - 6 hours ago
(That's Jeff Buckley...)

Féria de Baza - where I was last week

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 7 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/LkTJyfYk96k The "Féria de Baza", the Baza Fair, has got its reputation as an important (inter)national tourist attraction. Held about September 6th and lasting a week it comprises the famous "Cascamorras" tradition, an absolute *Must See*for people who want a thrill of the super-extraordinary kind. Yes, as a visitor you may expect a lick of black grease when watching that mega-event, as evidence you were really there! Apart from that the cosy and noisy fair itself is breath-taking. With lots of fine dining tents, chiringuitos (small shops for small products, loc... more »

Orwell Updated-- In An Infiniti Q50 TV Ad?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Or maybe it was Aldous Huxley's 1931 dystopian novel, Brave New World that the creators of Infinity's new television ad for the Q50 ("Factory of Life") based the new ad on. The blue chip advertising company, TBWA\CHIAT\DAY (part of the edgy and "disruptive" Omnicom marketing group) was also responsible for Apple's classic "1984" campaign for the newly introduced Macintosh (below) thirty years ago! That ad was conceived of by Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day, in Venice, California and directed by Ridley Scott, who had just directed Blade Runner, based on Do And... more »

Quote of the day: On Syria … and Obama

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*“It is hard to say whether Obama won or lost in the showdown over Syria, because we don't really have any idea what he was trying to do.” *- Robert Tracinski, “The Assad Regime's Long Con” Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Q Day 5: 51st State?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 7 hours ago
Bart asks: What will be the 51st state? DC? Puerto Rico? A handful of conservative counties in Colorado? A wildcard? I continue to think that the failure of the Democrats to push DC statehood in 2009 (and, for that matter, 1993) was odd, at best, and inexplicably foolish, at worst. The District certainly has the best case for statehood (and, yes, there's also a legitimate case for just returning it to Maryland). But Democrats seem mostly uninterested in pushing something which most of them agree with on the merits, not to mention something which would get them two safe Senate seats... more »

Just WHO does the NSA work for? Who does it protect?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
By American Kabuki (Bill) The more this NSA thing unravels the more remarkable it becomes. Its name "National Security Agency" seems lately a bit like the other misnamed organization the Federal Reserve System, which is neither Federal nor a Reserve. The agency is unique in that it refers to those who get its data as "customers". We know the NSA turns over information to private corporations like Boeing, in the case of the intercepts they did when Airbus paid bribes for a sale of planes to a Saudi Prince. Bill Clinton used that information to make a direct sales pitch to King ... more »

An Idle Bully Pulpit

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 7 hours ago
I knew about the Stand Up for Science rallies today and had planned to attend the local one (until rent-paying activities intervened), but this hadn't occurred to me until I saw Canadian Cynic's tweets. Can someone please tell me where in the hell is Cmdr Chris Hadfield, and why he isn't leading the charge for science in this country? — CC (@canadiancynic) September 16, 2013 Because as much as he's so gosh-darned adorable with his zero-gee guitar playing, his country sort of needs him right around now. — CC (@canadiancynic) September 16, 2013 Yeah. So where is our Tweeting Super ... more »

Red Ice Radio: William Engdahl - War in Syria & Manufactured Conflicts

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
"All the evidence points to the fact that the so-called rebels, the al-Qaeda and other terrorists inside Syria, were provided chemical weapons by most likely the Saudis in order to create what's called in the intelligence business a false flag incident that would trigger the red line that Obama foolishly declared a year ago as a casus belli dared not be crossed by Bashar al-Assad's government, namely, the use of chemical weapons in the conflict." - F. William Engdahl. Red Ice Radio: William Engdahl - War in Syria & Manufactured Conflicts. Source: YouTube Channel Sundrumify.

This Clown Can't Even Get The Words Out

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
Ban Ki-Moon is the war criminal, not Assad. Ban Ki-Moon is violating international law, not Syria.

Yaqui maintain highway blockade, call for international support

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
Yaqui Highway Barricade Yaqui maintained their highway blockade as the Indigenous National Congress met over the weekend By Brenda Norrell Censored News Exclusive Sept. 16, 2013 VICAM PUEBLO, Sonora, Mexico -- Yoeme (Yaqui) in Vicam Pueblo maintained their highway barricade in defense of their water in the Rio Yaqui, as representatives of the National Indigenous Congress met over the

Oh to be A Virginia Republican

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
If you're a die hard Republican in the state of Virginia, going into the voting booth in the state elections will be a lot like a Fellini movie. You've got Ken "Kooch" Cuccinelli running for governor. This guy, despite his awkward nickname, wants the State to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court and reinstate laws banning oral and anal sex even amongst married couples. *Way to go, Kooch.* And if Kooch Cuccinelli doesn't slake your thirst for nutjobs there's his running mate for Lieutenant-Governor, E.W. Jackson, who espouses many fanciful notions such as yoga is a "gateway to Satan." E... more »

Q Day 4: CoS?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 8 hours ago
Another anonymous commenter: Are there any chiefs-of-staff who stand out as exemplary at the job? What about awful? How much does quality of White House personnel affect legislative outcomes? Exemplary? I don't know...I think Jim Baker for Reagan did well; the Clinton chiefs-of-staff after McLarty were generally a good lot; and, yeah, I think Rahm Emanuel did a good job -- in part, by wisely leaving before he went all Sununu. Howard Baker probably goes on this list, too. Maybe Sherman Adams? Awful? Well, I think Bob Haldeman sort of goes in a category all his own as a major disast... more »

A Terrorist Attack on the Washington Navy Yard?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago
There are reports that up to three gunmen might be involved in an attack at the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy's oldest shore installation. The mayor of Washington says there have already been a dozen deaths including one gunman. Authorities believe there were likely two, possibly three gunmen involved in the attack.

Pol. Ideology 51: Liberalism is Not Welfarism

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
* This is my article yesterday in thelobbyist.biz. ---------- In the on-going pork barrel scandal and deliberation of the 2014 budget, many sectors are advocating that the money for legislators’ pork barrel or PDAF that has been abolished will be inserted back to the budget as additional funding of the different Departments for various welfare and subsidy programs to the poor. They make this suggestion because they believe that slow but endless expansion of government spending and bureaucracies are fine so long as the poor benefit from it, and that the Liberal government of Presiden... more »

ASEAN 4: Some Economic Data on PH, TH, Vietnam and Cambodia

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
A friend asked me to give an informal discourse about politics and economics in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. I am not following closely politics in those two countries, I can only gather a few macroeconomic data. And since Cambodia is sandwiched between Thailand and Vietnam, I also included it in the list that I gave him today. Please note that those data refer mostly to the central or national government. I think local government units (provinces or regions, cities, villages or barangays) and government enterprises data are not included there, at least for the Philippine... more »

Editor of Al-Ahram: US Plans Russia Revolution, Supports Iran's Nukes, Provoked Pearl Harbor Attack

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago
This guy is awake. He knows the Arab Spring in nations like Syria, Egypt, and Libya is a fraud that was designed in advance by evil and depraved U.S. and Israeli political strategists. He knows what the ruthless and cynical globalists in Washington have planned for the Middle East, as well as Russia, and other countries. *Read: * *October 7, 1940: The Day That Should Have Lived in Infamy*. *U.S. Sanctions Aim To Provoke An Iranian Pearl Harbor*. Editor of Al-Ahram: US Plans Russia Revolution, Supports Iran's Nukes, Provoked Pearl Harbor Attack. Source: MEMRI TV.

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 10 hours ago
REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical.

Q Day 3: MA Presidential Candidates?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago
An anonymous commenter asks: Why has Massachusetts produced so many presidential candidates? Is it attributable to specific characteristics of its state parties, or a historical fluke? Let's see...we have party nominees in 2012, 2008, and 1988 (plus 1960); also, the 2012 winner was one of two runners-up in 2008, and there were runners-up also in 1980 and, sort of, in 1992. Yes, that seems like a lot. My inclination is to say that it's mostly just a fluke, although I suppose it's possible that there's some political culture explanation that might have some weight -- if there is, for... more »

VOYAGER ONE'S INTERSTELLAR MESSAGE TO THE GALAXY

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 10 hours ago
** ** *The VLBA made this image of Voyager 1's signal on Feb. 21, 2013. At the time, Voyager 1 was 11.5 billion miles (18.5 billion kilometers) away. The image is about 0.5 arcseconds on a side. An arcsecond is the apparent size of a penny as seen from 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) away. The slightly oblong shape of the image is a result of the array's configuration**.* *As Voyager 1 escapes our star solar system and enters the uncharted black void of interstellar space, it carries a non-threatening message to the millions of solar neighbors in our Milky Way galaxy an... more »

George Schmidt’s “The American Federation of Teachers and the CIA”

Jim Horn at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 10 hours ago
For those disinclined to the more tiresome and mundane details of the proto-fascists shenanigans of CorpEd, take a break and read a little history. Compelling, still. Tagged: aft, CIA

Canadians Don't Want Tar Sands Being Shipped Through Vancouver. Wonder Why?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
The Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans wants the GOP to take the lead on combating climate change. That's not happening in Wisconsin and it's not happening anywhere else. Republican politicians refuse to recognize climate change and continue to fight on behalf of polluters and energy producers-- who finance their political careers. HuffoPo ranks Vancouver, British Columbia the 4th prettiest city in the world, after Florence, Marrakech and Sydney. (They rank Venice #6, Rio #9 and Paris #13.) Last week, the *Vancouver Observer* reported that Canada's Conservative Prime Min... more »

1,000 Years of European History in Three Minutes

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 10 hours ago
It's like a game of *Civilization*, except it's real.

UN Report regarding Chemical attack at Ghouta

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 10 hours ago
U.N. Report on Chemical Attack in Syria by Robert Mackey Link *Pg 18- The time necessary to conduct a detailed survey of both locations as well as take samples was very limited.* *The sites have been very well travelled by other individuals both before and during the investigation.* *Fragments and other possible evidence have clearly been handled/moved prior to the arrival of the investigation team*. Very limited thanks to the US. Who wanted the investigation team out of Syria promptly. And an east, south east. trajectory? Rockets arriving from the northwest? *Consistent with... more »

Exit Sandman

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 10 hours ago
Last evening at Fenway Park, history wasn't made as much as commemorated when the Boston Red Sox honored Mariano Rivera, indisputably the greatest closer of all time. This being Number 42's final season and last night capping the last series between the two teams, Rivera was feted with a short roast by Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller and Dave Roberts, the three men who'd victimized the usually reliable closer in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. The Red Sox weren't just close to extinction, they were thisclose to getting swept in what had been a storybook season. And Millar, Mueller and Rob... more »

Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 10 hours ago
Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Tagged: budget cuts, class, education, neoliberalism, nutrition, poverty, privatization, racism, rdsathene

Censored News: In these times of impotent media

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
By Brenda Norrell Censored News In these days of impotent, plagiarizing and gutless media, there are several things on my mind. Plagiarism. Indian Country Today has found a new source to plagiarize for Navajo Nation news. It is the Farmington Daily Times. (Psst Daily Times, they should be paying you for your work.) Ask the Indian Country Today 'reporters' why you haven't seen them present on

Recusal not justified by the mere fact that a judge was involved in some interlocutory part of a case

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago
*Toliver v Koepke,* 2013 ABCA 297: [5] The appellant also suggests that two other judges of this Court are disqualified from hearing this appeal, because they also had minor involvement in interlocutory proceedings in the trial court. However, the mere fact that a judge is involved in some interlocutory part of the proceedings does not mean that the judge cannot act in any later parts of it. This is so even if the judge rules against one of the parties on interlocutory issues: *Collins v Canada*, 2011 FCA 123 (CanLII), 2011 FCA 123, 418 NR 196; *Lavesta Area Group In... more »

Probation order as part of conditional discharge may not require charitable donation

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago
R. v. Choi (J.W.), 2013 MBCA 75: [50] In my opinion, the imposition of a condition in a probation order which forms part of a conditional discharge sentence requiring that an accused make a donation of $6,000 to each of two named charities is not a sentencing option available under the *Code*.

Kingdom of Jerusalem

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago
The Kingdom lasted for nearly two hundred years - from 1099 to 1291.

Happy Monday!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago

Not just Fox

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 11 hours ago
This could be said of most of our teevee media. [photo via Kennett Area Dems ]

SYRIA - PROBLEMS REMAIN

Anon at aangirfan - 11 hours ago
"Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, the chief of US Naval Operations, was evacuated from his residence at the Navy Yard complex shortly after the first report of shots fired..." At least 7 dead in Navy Yard shooting. Two possible suspects at large "One of the shooters has been confirmed as 'a former Navy official in his 50′s whose work status recently changed.' He was apparently 'disgruntled' about his job. Six Dead In Mass Shooting at Navy Yard The incident has “no known connection to terrorism,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. *The UN report on the gas attack does... more »

Witch Hat Halloween Decoration

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago
My 4-year-old loves Halloween. She talks about it all year long and then can't sleep the night before. She would take Halloween over Christmas any day of the week and was so disappointed to find that we had hardly any Halloween decorations. So last year we set out to make sure this year we had tons. Here is the darling Witch Hat she requested. She wanted a witch hat with leaves on it, this is what I came up with. You will need: a witch hat, any size, mine is a smaller hat fake leaves and pumpkins, mine are also smaller ribbon raffia fake spiders hot glue Tie a ribbon ... more »

Q Day 2: Speaker Boehner?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 11 hours ago
Kal asks: What would it take for you to consider Boehner a "failure" as Speaker? This is a great question, since I often say that Boehner is a pretty good Speaker, but don't always really explain what I mean. So, what would make Boehner a failure? First and foremost, if his own conference turned against him (especially early in his tenure). That would be pretty good evidence. But you're probably thinking: there was a semi-revolt against him at the beginning of this Congress! Well, yes, but I think that's hard to hold against him; those who opposed him were from the fringes of the p... more »

Judge halts tarsands megaloads through Nez Perce land!

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
DEMOCRACY NOW! Judge Halts Tar Sands "Megaloads" Through Nez Perce Land in Idaho In a victory for Native Americans in Idaho, a federal judge has temporarily blocked a massive load of equipment bound for tar sands oil fields in Canada from passing through tribal land and along federally protected rivers. Environmentalists and members of the Nez Perce tribe had formed blockades to stop

Mohawk Nation News 'Gas Ovens Fired Up'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Mohawk Nation News 'Gas Ovens Fired Up' Posted on September 15, 2013 MNN. Sept. 15, 2013. The settlers are restless! Corporation of Quebec Premier, Pauline Marois, has issued her “Charter of Values” that her people must follow and how her political opponents will be eliminated. The rest of Canada has already put this program in motion. The state sets the values to which everyone is

Pepe Escobar is the roving reporter for Asia Times. He really roves, and he knows knows many of the languages. He was the first, and perhaps the only, reporter to note the possible assassination of Dubya Bush's Saudi friend Bandar bin Salton a year ago. Bandar has now reappeared and is an active party to the destablization of Syria. Here Pepe explains in detail why Syria is so coveted by many global power centers. You are not likely to learn this from the mainstream media.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 12 hours ago
------------------------------ Category: Best of the Web Original Here * * ------------------------------ *Pepe Escobar on Pipeline Politics and what was really behind the U.S. wanting to bomb Syria?* U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold a press conference on US-Russia reaching an agreement on Syria Weapons. Roving correspondent Pepe Escobar of Asia Times discusses the geopolitical machinations behind what was really behind the developments in Syria. We discuss the possibility of an Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline and how the regional play... more »

I'm Pretty Sure This Was What Elizabeth Warren Had In Mind

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
When last week she said if the U.S. Supreme Court continues on its corporatist path, "*sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of big business."*

Another Tweeter who has no knowledge of geography this time its @BigDunc123

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
It's @BigDunc123 this time for showing his ignorance yesterday and today... No reply as yet from 'Big Dunc'... Reminds me of my battle with the similarly ill-educated @kjfella1 earlier this year. By the way, it was I that managed to get the BBC to change their favourite map of Gaza so it showed Egypt as well as Israel, read the story here. Here's the BBC map that might explain the idiotic statements of some twitterers And here's the fixed one that shows the Gaza Egypt border Maybe @BigDunc123 should peruse it before calling my comments 'moronic'.

On The Syrian Front, The World Is Not Out of The Woods Yet: Prepare For New False Flags To Be Blamed On Assad

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 12 hours ago
Why is the Syrian government *declaring victory* after the U.S. and Russia made a deal about the status of its chemical weapons? This is an obnoxious and stupid move. No victory is a victory if it is not decisive. Don't the Syrian officials know that full-scale war against them is still on the agenda? This diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Russia is tentative at best, and purposely designed to fail because of the artificially shortened timetable to hand over the chemical weapons. Syria has conceded its chemical weapons stockpile, but what has the Obama administra... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 12 hours ago
*Game Balls VS No Balls: Week 2 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers~Brian Bienemy, Nola Rundown * *Same As It Ever Was? ~Saints Win *

Scientists Across Canada Protest Harper Gag Rules

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
It's no secret that Canadian government scientists are infuriated at the lockdown imposed on them by the ultra-secretive Harper government. Why, it's almost as though the Harper regime has something to hide or, perhaps, a good many things. *In a series of demonstrations to be held across the country on Monday, groups of scientists and science advocates are aiming to put their concerns about the state of Canadian research in the public spotlight – and put politicians on notice.* *Organizers of “Stand up for Science” said that rallies are planned for 16 cities from Halifax to Vanc... more »

The March of the Robots

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
The age of the robot is here, especially on the battlefield. Here are a pair of videos from *Aviation Week. *The first shows technologies in development for ground forces. The large, four-legged creature that seems to move like a horse is actually an artificial mule designed to lug cargo around for the infantry. The second video captures seven carrier landings by the UCV, or unmanned combat vehicle, XB-47. Note the precision achieved indicated by the nose wheel placement. Remember, this is on a moving ship with wind variations.

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 12 hours ago
Hand raised Monarch in Maeve's magic garden.

Competition Policy 3: Jemy Gatdula's Article

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago
The proposal to have a Competition Law in the Philippines has been there since about two decades now. No law yet, and neither is it becoming a law soon. Somehow I support having a Competition Law, but this is secondary to the bigger, more important proposal, to amend the Philippine Constitution to abolish the limit on foreign equity investments, and the restriction on foreign professionals to practice their profession here. Meanwhile, a friend, Atty. Jemy Gatdula, recently wrote an article on Competition policy, posted in his column in BusinessWorld last September 05, 2013. Italics... more »

PRISM-carnivour NSA Headquaters pictures

Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 13 hours ago
Pre occupancy pictures Watch out for the virus in the pages http://www.dbia.com/portfolio/us-army/ http://www.dbia.com/stealth/ Seed Newsvine

New Jersey: First Superstorm Sandy and now Boardwalk Fire

LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago
New Jersey is having real bad luck. First Superstorm Sandy and now Boardwalk Fire. *A firefighter runs in front of flames at Kohr's Frozen Custard in Seaside Park, N.J., on Thursday --Courtesy Justin Auciello / Jersey Shore Hurricane News* Read the full story here.

Heavy rains and flooding is an international phenomena - picture of the day

LeDaro at LeDaro - 13 hours ago
Here is a picture from Russia. *SHORING UP: A man walked near sandbags that were piled up Sunday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, to protect the area from flooding. (Bobulev Sergey/ITAR-TASS/Zuma Press)WSJ*

Q Day 1: Immigration Timing?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 13 hours ago
Leviathan asks: ...[F]or most Republicans standing in the way of reform, the issue is a primary challenge and not a general election challenge. If for a good chunk of those congressmen, their main disincentive is a primary challenge while their true preference is for immigration reform to pass either out of personal conviction or because of their assessment of the GOP's future, then the most opportune time for a vote would be after primary season either before or after the general election. So my question is this. What do you think of this theory and what do you think of the chance... more »

Tone, Tone, Tone: Prelude to REIGN OF ERROR

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
As a prelude to Diane’s book and my review to be posted tomorrow, my tone series: http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/tone-pt-1-does-tone-matter-in-the-education-reform-debate/ http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-2-on-hostile-rhetoric-laziness-and-the-education-debate/ http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-3-mirror-mirror/ (new) Tagged: education debate, education reform debate

Monday Linkage

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
The Navy Yard in DC came under fire this morning. Developing. 9/11 Anniversary commentary of note: Tom Junod on the sanitization of disaster footage. Dan Nexon’s original thoughts on this are always worth a re-read. Reframing the anniversary by conservatives (Benghazi) and human rights activists (Santiago). So President Assad pledged to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Yochi Dreazon on why Continue reading

Memory Loss as Imperial Effect

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Naeem Inayatullah. It is the 22nd installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to Arlene B. Tickner‘s article (PDF). Her post appeared earlier today. Other entries in the symposium–when available–may be reached via the Continue reading

Perverted President Of A Perverted People

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
Last week Tuesday, I took the time to take a close look at the criminal US President's speech to the American public, and honestly it was one of the most revolting speeches I had ever read... I posted an article tearing it basically to shreds and showed clearly that the US President Barry Obama/Soetoro/Davis (take your pick as to what his real last name is) was a liar and a man absolutely bent on war against the innocent nation of Syria.... It was so disgusting and basically made me sick... Now, I want to present the latest work by John Kaminski, who writes articles over at The Reb... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago
*Inspector general reveals he trashed police monitor’s report in 2011 ~New Orleans Advocate* *Fraternal Order of Police files federal challenge to new NOPD police detail system ~Kim Holden, WVUE* *Audit: Louisiana could be losing oil royalty money ~Melinda Deslatte, AP* *UNO prof gets $87K cybersecurity training grant* *In Praise Of New Orleans Resourcefulness ~Brett Will Taylor, WWNO* Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/09/16/2983268/uno-prof-gets-87k-cybersecurity.html#storylink=cpy

Lord Palmerston’s Multicultural Human Zoo by Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D.

Paul Coker at News Spike - 13 hours ago
Speaking from the vantage point of Lord Palmerston’s British Empire circa 1850, Schiller Institute U.S. President Webster Tarpley chaired the panel on “Lord Palmerston’s Multicultural Zoo” at the Schiller Institute’s conference on Feb. 20. Tarpley served as tour guide through the centuries, and as the “choral” backdrop to the historical drama, introducing each of the seven speakers in turn and concluding the panel. What follows is Tarpley’s introduction. Subtitles have been added. I am now standing in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament in the part of London called Westminster... more »

The Fall of Summers

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
I think President Obama might have been all set to announce his nomination of the new Fed chief today, to coincide with his glowing report about how great the economy is doing in the throes of the Long Depression, and how he and Larry saved us from utter destruction back in those dark days of Aught-Nine. Then, in the midst of crafting their trumpeting celebration of The Recovery as orchestrated by Larry Himself, somebody in the White House noticed the cover of *National Journal*, the subtlety of which perfectly matches that of Summers Himself, and belatedly decided to pick up the ph... more »

Iran, Syria and the US Navy Yard

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago
Obama is going to have a face to face meeting with President Rouhani of Iran at the UN next week. The first time that has happened since 1977. And just as I got done saying that, there's a lone, crazed killer in tactical gear, running around DC at the Navy Yard, global command and control centre, 5 blocks from the US Capitol. *I'm sure that's just a complete coincidence.* I just saw the US Secret Service lead helicopter, Eagle 1 Medivac-ing someone from the Naval Yard. The President is in the White House, why are the Secret Service attending the scene and getting involved? ... more »

Exploring The Structural Problems With Iraq’s Economy, Interview With Lehigh University Prof. Frank Gunter

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Iraq’s economy is based upon a contradiction. It has huge natural wealth with its petroleum reserves that are being developed, and provides most of the country’s revenues. At the same time that industry hardly provides any jobs. That is a classic dilemma posed by the oil curse. To help explain this issue and others that affect the country is Lehigh Professor of Economics Frank Gunter. Previously Prof. Gunter was the lead economist to the U.S. military in Iraq from 2005-2006 and 2008-2009. And he is the author of *The Political Economy of Iraq: Restoring Balance in a Post-Conflict S... more »

On Birmingham’s most famous Sunday!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013* *What two ministers said:* Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary of Birmingham’s most famous Sunday. As many people mentioned yesterday in the formal commemoration, Birmingham is not the same city today. We were struck by one part of the editorial in yesterday’s New York Times. Three days after the bombing killed four children at Sunday school, Dr. King described the four girls as “victims of one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.” Reading yesterday’s editorial, we were struck by what two Birmingham ministers had ... more »

Core, periphery and (neo) imperalist IR

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Arlene B. Tickner. It is the 21st installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to Tickner’s article (PDF). A response, authored by Naeem Inayatullah, will appear at 10am Eastern. Other entries in the symposium–when Continue reading

WHO BUILT THE PYRAMIDS AND WHY BASED ON THE HOPI CREATION STORY - A Video Presentation by Thomas O. Mills

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
*14 September 2013* * * The Hopi Creation Story tells us who built the pyramids and why. How the pyramids and many of the unexplained sites around the world relate to global warming, our melting polar ice caps and what their purpose was for in the past. *Thomas O. Mills* Author of: The Book of Truth A Knew Perspective on the Hopi Creation Story & Stonehenge, If This Was East Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRNdyLckaLg

Question Day!

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 14 hours ago
I haven't done one of these for ages, so let's go. Whatever you want: budget, nominations, 2016, money in politics, Boehner's position...whatever. I'll take questions here in comments, through email, or via twitter, whatever is easiest. I usually can't get to all of them, but I'll do what I can. Ask away!

Ma-Wang Tussle Round Up

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 14 hours ago
*Apple Daily has had some wonderful front page illustrations during this Ma-Wang disaster.* I need to go away for a vacation (post below) more often if President Ma is going to melt down like this. What fun! Some observations, in no particular order: Let's remember -- this affray is entirely the result of Ma's decisions. Nothing called for him to do anything but make his usual noises about resolving things by the law, the KMT is clean, he is against corruption, etc. He didn't have to go after Wang and spark a political and possibly even constitutional. This crisis is entirely of ... more »

DIVISION AND CONQUEST: The one percent are making up time!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013* *Part 1—The Wreck of the Whole 99:* “The Wreck of the Old 97” is one of America’s most famous train songs. You couldn’t *make* Johnny Cash stop singing it. When Vernon Dalhart recorded it in 1924, it became perhaps the first million-selling country music recording. The song memorialized the wreck of the famous “Fast Mail” train, which had been trying to make up time heading south toward Danville. According to the famous lyrics, the engineer “was going down the grade making ninety miles an hour when his whistle broke out in a scream.” That was The Wreck... more »

Active shooter reported at the Washington D.C, Naval Sea Systems Command - two reported injured so far !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard-reports-of-multiple-people-shot/ *WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)* — At least two people have been shot and an active shooter is on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. The U.S. Navy says three shots were fired at 8:20 a.m. Monday at Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building and D.C. police say at least two people have been shot. The Navy Yard is on lockdown and a “shelter in place” order has been issued, the Navy says. About 3,000 people work in the building, the Navy says. The 11th S... more »

Updated: Universal Value Exchange

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 15 hours ago
*Note: Added two missing images in the bottom of the post. What can I say it was early in the morning... -Bill* *Universal Value Exchange* Many people have asked about the documents that Heather spoke about two months ago, specifically the documents that will outline the current financial system and how it works vs the "New" financial system (ie: the Universal Value Exchange System) and I Value. Over the course of the past couple of months more and more information, intel, and absolute data has become available on this. Each step of the process of has become very clear- to the ... more »

Right Wing Grifters Are Tapping Into Manufactured GOP Rage Over "Benghazi" To Raise Money For Themselves-- And "Fire" Boehner

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
"Benghazi" is a Republican Party cudgel, albeit a flimsy one, to use as an anti-Hillary weapon in 2016. Normal people don't pay it much heed but it motivates the far right conspiracy theory fringe who get the bulk of their information from Hate Talk Radio and Fox. And that group has so bought into it that there is now serious blowback against *Republicans* for not "doing something about Benghazi." This is what happens when children play with matches. The latest child to get burned dies his hair, employees a discreet plastic surgeon and doesn't look nearly his 63 years. John Boehne... more »

John Kerry: After concluding a deal with Russia over Syria, he headed for Israel

LeDaro at LeDaro - 15 hours ago
*U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime * *Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after speaking to the media at the prime minister's * *office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Kerry on Sunday sent a strong * *warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not carry out * *an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons.* * (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)* It looks the deal between the U.S and Russia regarding Syrian chemical weapons needs Israeli blessings. John Kerry, Secretary of State, headed straigh... more »

War watch for September 16 , 2013 - Iraq , Afghanistan and Libya in focus ......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Iraq ........ 82 Killed, 205 Wounded in Iraq Bombing Spree by Margaret Griffis, September 15, 2013 Print This | Share This The start of the workweek began with a series of bombings across Baghdad and the Shi’ite south. At least *82 people were killed and 205 more were wounded*. Shootings and bombing also took place throughout the country, but most of the casualties occurred south of the capital. A pair of near-simultaneous bombs at a Hilla market killed at least 15 people andwounded at least 34 more. At least two more bombs and four more deaths were reported. In *Baghdad*, a bomb tar... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Jennifer Tilly, 55. Monday morning, and plenty of good stuff: Are all Obama conspiracy theories basically explanations for the basic "fact" that Obama hates the US? Elspeth Reeve and Philip Bump say so. Plausible! I expect I'll be writing about the Summers sage later...meanwhile, Ezra Klein says it should be Yellen. So does Paul Krugman, who adds some personal musings, for those who enjoy that kind of thing. James Fearon on Syria, the UN, and post-Cold War interventions. And Fred Kaplan on Syria.

Project XIII Alpha Desktop app is Available

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 16 hours ago
Three nights ago- in the wee hours of the morning over here- Caleb released the first Alpha version of the Project XIII desktop app. I didn't post about it until I had had a chance to download it myself and play with it for a while. The desktop app can be downloaded from http://www.projectxiii.com/ click on "News" in the upper right hand, and there is a link to start the down load. I made my first attempt to set up ProjectXIII on my computer two nights ago and didn't have very much luck. When I spoke with everyone in the RTS skype room, many there were having the same problem th... more »

The Emerging Police State

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
It all began with the War on Drugs and racial profiling. If you're looking for the origins of the new police state, Chris Hedges writes, that's where you should begin. Both developments made it easy to target minorities. Any police state begins with an attack on an easy to identify minority: The unrestricted and arbitrary subjugation of one despised group, stripped of equality before the law, conditions the police to employ these tactics against the wider society. “Laws that are not equal for all revert to rights and privileges, something contradictory to the very nature of nation... more »

KEVIN KELLY: The Nine Laws Of God

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 16 hours ago
* * http://www.kk.org/outofcontrol/ch24-b.html * * *Excerpt from the book Out of Control, by Kevin Kelly* * * *Out of nothing, nature makes something.* First there is hard rock planet; then there is life, lots of it. First barren hills; then brooks with fish and cattails and red-winged blackbirds. First an acorn; then an oak tree forest. I'd like to be able to do that. First a hunk of metal; then a robot. First some wires; then a mind. First some old genes; then a dinosaur. How do you make something from nothing? Although nature knows this trick, we haven't learned much just by wat... more »

Post - Larry Summers exit from consideration as Fed Chair - Asian stocks / European stocks / US stock futures elevate , US treasuries and German bunds prices up as taper concerns lessen , USD weakens while pound , yen and euro strengthen , EM to be boosted ...... favored prospect Yellen seen as even more dovish than Bernanke ....Oil , gold and silver fall ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
Summers exits , Geithner say " No Thanks " .... And is Kohn also signaling to the President don't look my way either ? The Firm Where Don Kohn Works Says Obama Has No Choice But To Nominate Janet Yellen **SAM RO 47 MINUTES AGO 193 - - inShare1 - - - ** EMAIL - ** MORE [image: donald kohn] REUTERS/Jason Reed Donald Kohn, then Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in Arlington January 29, 2010. The big news of the day is Larry Summers' withdrawal from the race to become t... more »

Mayor Rob Ford shows his dance moves

LeDaro at LeDaro - 16 hours ago
Rob Ford, Senator Mike Duffy and Senator Pamela Wallin have something in common. They're all good at contortion moves and dancing. The Canadian public is at awe at the expertise of these three public figures.

Alishan Take Three

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 16 hours ago
*James checks his pics. Not a great day for pics; by the time we got up high, the rain and fog was rolling in. Moral of the story: you can never start too early in the mountains. Yet it was still a surpassingly lovely ride.* Another weekend, another ride. This time I avoided the growing horror of President Ma Ying-jeou's mind-numblingly stupid assault on Wang Jin-pyng by hiding in the mountains for a lovely two day ride over two of my favorite roads, the 169 up Alishan, and the 159A into Chiayi city, which is really the prettiest road on the island. Click on READ MORE to read more.... more »

Organized bullying against Larry Summers, Rebecca Ann Sedwick

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
When I woke up today, I opened (a dozen of mails including) a mail from Gene who informed me that Larry Summers became a victim of the political correctness again. He withdrew himself from Fed consideration by sending a letter to Barack Obama that said: I have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation process for me would be acrimonious and would not serve the interest of the Federal Reserve, the administration or, ultimately, the interests of the nation’s ongoing economic recovery. He clearly wanted the job. He was a right man for the job. But if you have watched the re... more »

Syria updates - September 16 , 2013 .....West increasing help for Jihadist / Al Qaeda Rebels , while championing agreement on chemical weapons with Syria Government , all the while touting military action given the slightest excuse !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-16/turkish-army-said-down-syrian-jet-turkey-syria-border ( Turkey desperately seeking a response from Syria ? ) Turkish Army Said To Down Syrian Jet By Turkey-Syria Border [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/16/2013 08:10 -0400 - headlines - Turkey inShare A flurry of headlines suggesting the Syrian situation may not be contained, after Turkish media report a Syrian jet crashed 400 meters away from the Syrian-Turkey border. - *MILITARY JET SAID TO CRASH ON SYRIA BORDER: TURKEY’S DHA* It also appear... more »

Fukushima set for hit by tropical storm Monday September 16 , 2013 Man - Yi ....with existing contamination probems already befuddling Tepco , workers scramble to protect the facility from strong winds and torrential downpours ... Cranes , pumps outdoor piping at risk ,, as well as the risk highly contaminated water in reactor basements could overflow !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan raising fears about Fukushima nuclear plant - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Mark Willacy* ABC Australia September 16, 2013 Typhoon Man-yi has hit central Japan as officials issued a “special warning” of heavy rain, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The typhoon is generating heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 140 kilometres per hour. It is tracking north-east al... more »

Get Your NSA On - Star Trek Fantasy Spy Centre

Alison at Creekside - 19 hours ago
*NSA director **modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise* "When he was running the Army's Intelligence and Security Command, [Gen. Keith] Alexander brought many of his future allies down to Fort Belvoir for a tour of his base of operations, a facility known as the *Information Dominance Center.* It had been designed by a Hollywood set designer to mimic the bridge of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek, complete with chrome panels, computer stations, a huge TV monitor on the forward wall, and doors that made a "whoosh" sound when they slid open and closed. Lawmakers and ot... more »

Love Rules The Lands - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
** ** *That would be wonderful* ** *People acting in Faith* ** *Expressing Kindness* ** *And* ** *Love* ** *With a natural courage* ** *A natural strength* ** *Freed by heartful connection* ** *When man* ** *Again* ** *Remembers * ** *That once he* ** *And * ** *She* ** *Yes* ** *We* ** *Were known as Man* ** *Balanced in Nature* ** *Balanced in Love* ** *With fear fled from our doors* ** *No need for hinderances* ** *No need for diversion* ** *No need for division* ** *Acting in Faith* ** *Knowing our own ways* ** *Travelling together* ** *Never apart* ** *Enjoying the journey* ** *And* ... more »

The most dangerous job in the world ...

Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 19 hours ago
Police officer in Afghanistan ... if you're a woman. Doesn't concern Steve. He's too busy. Not drinking alcohol. Keeping dope away from your kids. Telling us that Syria's use of poison gas is "unprecedented" ... because he's never heard of the Great War or the Nazi gas chambers of the 2nd World War. This man is in so far over his head.

Lucas – Knowing The Power Within – Being Oneness and Unity Within – 15 September 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
* * *I have edited slightly this article for readability by Americans. Lucas' English is still better than my Dutch! The Dutch have always amazed me with how many languages they can communicate with. **-Bill* * * *Originally posted at: * http://lucas2012infos.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/lucas-knowing-the-power-within-being-oneness-and-unity-within-15-september-2013/ *Lucas – Knowing The Power Within – Being Oneness and Unity Within – 15 September 2013* Posted on September 15, 2013 by lucas2012infos Knowing all your power is within makes it easier and easier to see through the bones... more »

The Financial States of America

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago

Fortification of Grand Portals Nears Completion

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
* * * * *Fortification of Grand Portals Nears Completion* by ÉirePort Fortification of Grand Portals nears completion. Such fortification supports Higher Dimensional upgrades on all levels, for all Ascension-intendeds. Cosmic Light bearers come forth in multiplied numbers as fortified Grand Portals now support such. 3D somatics* are transmuted to Higher D Cosmic somatics, as fortified Grand Portals now support such. Ascension paradigms near completion. [* Èireport note: 'somatic' definition] ÉirePort | September 16, 2013 at 05:11 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-oa *Definition of soma... more »

Telegraph Parades UK-Coddled Syrian "Defector" in PR Push

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 21 hours ago
Unemployed, has lived in UK hotel for over a year, parroting Western talking points - strains limits of credibility - admittedly lodged at the expense of the UK government. *Image: "Former Syrian diplomat" Khaled al-Ayoubi, fed, clothed, and housed for the past year by the British government "outside of London," represents the latest unqualified appeal to authority by the propagandists at the London Telegraph. (Photo: JULIAN SIMMONDS) * .... * **September 16, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Attempting to lend credibility to Western "doubts" over a Syrian-Russian weapons deal meant to impe... more »

Perigo on the telly

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago
Lindsay Perigo appears here on the “baby boomer” show *The Beat Goes On* to discuss life, love, grammatical excellence, and his latest book *One Tenor: A Salute to Mario Lanza**.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

#SurveillanceState: Set your controls for the heart of surveillance

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 23 hours ago
Art and architecture are extremely revealing. Of your choices in these sciences of the soul it could be said, “by your choices shall we know ye.” What then for the choices of the One-Star General in charge of the NSA, General Keith Alexander, among whose first move upon his appointment to the role of being the world’s Bugger in Chief was to commission Hollywood set designers to model his central control room after Star Trek's Enterprise. A room he christened his 1100 square metre "Information Dominance Center”: It had been designed by a Hollywood set designer to mimic the bridge ... more »

New Money Printer in Chief just waiting to be announced

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 23 hours ago
The next Ruler of the Free World’s Bank has been all but announced, after the other leading candidate thought better of grasping what Tyler Durden calls “the Fed’s shitty stick.” World’s most central Central Banker, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve and the hope of billions of dollars is to be current Deputy Chairman Janet Yellen, who was one of Chairman Ben Bernanke’s main in-house cheerleaders as he furiously blew up asset bubbles in stocks and bonds. Which means what we’re likely to see from Yellen is more of the same asset bubble inflation, at least until any more is made... more »

The Ravitch Hawks Are Circling: Time To Take Action

Michael Paul Goldenberg at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Diane Ravitch As most people (at least those following the daily attempts by deformers to crush public schools, teachers unions, and the wills and souls of countless students, teachers, parents, and others who believe in public education and democracy) are aware, Diane Ravitch has a new book being officially released tomorrow: REIGN OF ERROR: The […]

Urban Gadabout: Catching up with Justin Ferate's New York

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*The previously scheduled visit to Staten Island's in-development Freshkills Park had to be postponed because of Superstorm Sandy damage. The tour has been rescheduled for November 9.* *by Ken* A couple of days ago I promised an update on the fall tour schedule of the Wolfe Walkers, now programmed by the peerless tour guide Justin Ferate. The brochure is available online now, with this introduction: *FALL PROGRAM: 2013* Dear Friends, This Fall, we have an exciting selection of touring options. Our first tour of the season will view and explore a diversity of important and well-lo... more »

Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - EcoGrrl

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
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Assad: "We're Not Social Media Government, We Are The Government That Deal With Reality"

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
"How can you talk about what happened if you don’t have evidences? We’re not like the American administration. We’re not social media administration or government. We are the government that deal with reality." - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, from his interview with CBS (Cultivating Bullshit) host Charlie Rose. (*Source*). Good way to put it. The Obama administration is relying on social media for its intelligence gathering in Syria. It's fucking pathetic. A huge empire is using faked YouTube videos to defend its case of why it is threatening Syria and why it must be attacked. ... more »

Republicans in disarray

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
I'll probably rot in hell for taking such untoward pleasure in watching the meltdown of Boehner's House of Dysfunction. The establishment GOPers empowered the crackpots in order to gain a majority. Clearly it didn't go quite the way they expected.There's a raging civil war going on within the party. Rank and file Republicans are looking for some leadership to chill down the Tea Party caucus and they aren't finding any. Both Johnny and Cantor are in hiding. I think it's going to get ugly but the way forward is clear. There will be voices of caution about how the Democrats have to b... more »

Los Angeles parent-activist sounds off on CCSS

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
“We had 23 different language groups at my son’s school. How can one common core be relevant to all of these very different people?” — Teresa Sitz, LAUSD Parent-Activist I founded Communities & Families Resisting Proposition 39 Charter Colocations along with several families fighting against the privatization project’s latest ploy, the colocation. While the group was pretty 90026 specific (we have two […]

Lazy crazy days of Summers

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
Well. On top of having averted an air strike by the US and another chemical weapons strike by Assad inside of Syria this week, here's more good news from inside the Beltway. Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman... I couldn't be happier. He would have been a disaster in that spot. Of course, I don't suppose we'll get Janet Yellen either. Certainly not if President Obama really believes the banking industry is just fine. It's not. It's still very much broken.

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Message”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Vangelis, “Message” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZpTTokiCrE&html5=1

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster. *Click image for larger size. * This sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in the ga... more »

"Some Things Can't Be Improved Upon"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Macbeth," Act 5 Scene 5:* "Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow" (Spoken by Macbeth) "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing." "Macbeth", by William Shakespeare • "Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow" Soliloquy,... more »

"The Other L-Word"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Other L-Word"* by Christopher Hitchens "When Caroline Kennedy managed to say “you know” more than 200 times in an interview with the New York Daily News, and on 130 occasions while talking to The New York Times during her uninspired attempt to become a hereditary senator, she proved, among other things, that she was (a) middle-aged and (b) middle class. If she had been a generation younger and a bit more déclassé, she would have been saying “like.” When asked if the Bush tax cuts should be repealed, she responded: “Well, you know, that’s something, obviously, that, you k... more »

The Reign of Error: My New Activist Handbook

peggyrobertson at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
I am currently reading Diane Ravitch’s new book, The Reign of Error. Simply put, it is excellent. Diane has covered all aspects of the privatization of public schools – she clearly articulates how the corporate reformers’ ideas don’t work – while offering research-based solutions which indeed DO work. I began reading the book during a […]

"The Bank of Time"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the... more »

"The Sole Purpose..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." - Carl Jung

"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"* by Rebecca Sato "In February, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced the little understood phenomenon sometimes called the “Overview Effect”. He describes being completely engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness. Without warning, he says, a feeing of bliss, timelessness, and connectedness began to overwhelm him. He describes becoming instantly and profoundly aware that each of his constituent atoms were connected to the fragile planet he saw in the window and to every other atom in the Universe. He described expe... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Eufaula, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | the becoming radical

plthomasedd at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | the becoming radical.

Fascist-Oriented Oklahoma Coming To Grips With Their Most Famous Native Son, Anti-Fascist Singer Woody Guthrie?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) can make a case that there isn't another congressman as extreme right-wing as he is. Last year he won an open Democratic seat after reactionary Blue Dog Dan Boren retired. A 36 year old plumber and radio talk show host, Mullin is probably best known as an arch-hypocrite who railed incessantly against Obama's stimulus program while his company secretly look $370,000 for the program. His ProgressivePunch crucial vote score is an abysmal 3.85 and he's racked up zeroes in about every category, from clean water, global warming and land conservation to Big Broth... more »

The ZAP Report 9-15-13

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
* * *I keep wondering, "What debt?" Its fraudulent debt, so why are they paying it off? - Bill* *Greetings and Salutations,* * * *When a society suffers collective amnesia, when it loses its historical consciousness, the values formed through that society's history inevitably erode. That decay undermines the society's political, social, and intellectual cohesion, and may threaten its survival. Introduction: The Mainstream of CIVILIZATION, 1989 * From Zap.......... *Hi All* For some reason unbeknownst to me, some have decided my identity is really that of Marion Horn Jr. of Five... more »

"Want War In Syria?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Want war in Syria, or anywhere else for that matter? No, you don't... All these chickenhawk cowards, these scum politicians and big mouth talk show hosts, eager to send my kid or yours to die, for profits to the oil companies usually, gotta keep those big dividends going to the shareholders, don'tcha know? Funny how they talk all that crap, big tough guy Warlord wannabes, but never quite managed themselves to serve in the military, or God forbid, actually fight in a war. Far too dainty for that, but what big fat mouths they have urging the rest of us to go do their dirty work... ... more »

New Documentary Reclaims “The Canadian Caper” from Affleck’s “Argo”

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 1 day ago
Ken and Pat Taylor attend the premier of “Argo” in Washington, DC on October 10, 2012. (Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel/AFP/Getty Images) A year after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, eleven months after its blockbuster opening weekend, nearly seven months after being released on DVD and winning three Academy Awards, and less than a week after premiering on HBO, Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo”

Not me. I read it in April.

deutsch29 at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
(My response to Chalkface, PhD’s inability to get beyond page 30 of Ravitch’s Reign of Error.) That book is a weapon. Diane sent me the unpublished manuscript to help inform me on my own corporate reform whistleblower book. I just sent my finished manuscript to my publisher yesterday. Also just finished writing my own review […]

2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
An example of the Prize is: *"Psychology Prize, which went to a French-led research team confirming in 2012 that people who think they are drunk also think they are attractive."* *Masanori Niimi of Japan and his colleague Xiangyuan Jin, dressed as a mouse, * *received the 2013 Ig Nobel Medicine Prize for 'assessing the effect of listening * *to opera, on heart transplant patients who are mice.' (Brian Snyder/Reuters)* I believe Stephen Harper and Barack Obama deserve it too. Harper's excellent play of Pro-rogue and Obama for his moving and unstable red-line with regard to Syria. T... more »

Fukushima debacle - September 13 - 14 , 2013 .... continuous leakage problems , an unexplained drop in pressure at Unit 2 , evegrowing radiation contamination problems erupting all over the plant - yet the Japan government continues to lie day after day that everything is under control ....Japan's government is lying - the UN security Council needs to convene and order emergency action to save the planet while it can be saved.....

Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Energy News...... 03:01 PM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 3 comments AP: Japan’s Olympics speech ‘backfires’ — Headline: “Credibility of PM’s message to overseas is shaking… Contaminated water ‘control’ running astray” 11:16 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 5 comments Tepco Adviser: Fukushima contaminated water ‘problem’ will go on until all 3 molten fuel cores are somehow removed — Company “simply not capable of handling the extremely difficult issue” 09:18 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 16 comments NHK: ‘Worrying discovery’ at Fukushima plant — Radioactivity level ‘sharply rising’ ... more »

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
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